News: College of Sciences
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Nevada is the nation’s third-most seismically active state and neighbors quake-prone California, which experienced two temblors in early July felt in Las Vegas. UNLV geoscientist Wanda Taylor explains why, and what we can do to prepare.
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Bradley Boe finds empowerment in a new scholarship for students with spinal cord injuries.
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Allen Gibbs earns Top Tier Award for his long history of research and efforts to engage others in science.
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This professor was inspired by a mentor while in college and now tries to do the same for UNLV students.
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More than 3,000 newly minted UNLV Grads cross the Thomas & Mack Center stage during Spring 2019 Commencement.
UNLV president will highlight exceptional students at commencement who embody the academic, research, and community impact of the graduating class.
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UNLV geoscientist, student among international research team behind discovery of ancient monkey species that lived in Africa 22 million years ago.
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The most exciting thing about chemistry? The infinite failures in even the most thoroughly thought-out experiments, the biochemist says.
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Undergraduates Michael Schwob and Dylan Wallace among just 496 nationwide to earn the prestigious honor.
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This Research & Creative Honors Program participant found her research mission early in life and has been pursuing it ever since.
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Hands-on experience to complement classroom learning helped this Research & Creative Honors Program participant understand — and love — biology even more.
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Dr. Constantine George says taking a page from the state’s leading industry would benefit the medical industry.