News: College of Sciences
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Two dense, city-sized stars collided in a galaxy far, far away; the resulting X-rays give UNLV’s Bing Zhang and international team of astronomers a new way to spot when it happens and a rare glimpse into how neutron stars form.
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UNLV’s Research & Creative Honors Program provides undergraduates with unique opportunities that prepare them for graduate studies.
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Professor Clemens Heske's pride and joy is unique worldwide in its ability to study surface chemistry.
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Four students on the chances they’ve taken, the confidence they’ve gained, and the dreams they continue to chase.
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From UNLV Magazine spring 2019 issue.
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UNLV dental students build up models rather than dissect cadavers to learn the physical landmarks of the jaw.
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As the Flat Earth Theory gains resurgence with a new Netflix documentary, a UNLV astronomer explains how it fizzles.
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Ph.D. student Michael Isaacs goes back to the basics to helping people with disabilities walk.
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Doctoral student Bhagya De Silva traveled more than nine thousand miles to mine for better Alzheimer's Treatments.
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Food Genes and Me is a site and software that lets users figure out health risks and how to solve them within minutes.
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UNLV physicist developed a calculator to compute the significance of using renewables in a warming world.
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A collection of stories highlighting UNLV students and faculty who made the news in 2018.