News: College of Sciences
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Rebel Science Camp uses hands-on learning — and cereal — to get kids involved with STEM education.
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Chemistry grad Nancy Washton aims to get more girls into science in STEM-focused #SitWithMe campaign.
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University Forum lecture looks back 30 years to the first time anyone since the days of Queen Elizabeth I was able to see a supernova with the naked eye.
Education policy experts explore how to grow interest among students in highly technical industries and what that means for Nevada’s economy.
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“Inquiry: The Art of Scientific Discovery” shows the beauty of science and the artistic side of even the most lab-bound of scientists.
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Zhaohuan Zhu is the first UNLV scientist to earn fellowship for early career scholars considered ‘next generation of scientific leaders.’
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Four faculty researchers have been turning heads in their fields and well beyond.
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Exoplanet discoveries have opened up brash new ways to think about the way systems operate in distant galaxies, and challenged how we approach own galactic neighborhood.
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"Inquiry: The Art of Scientific Discovery" brings College of Sciences together with UNLV Galleries for an exhibit of images and objects related to UNLV research.
Students pitch in on a project to restore native vegetation around the drought-stricken Lake Mead. View the photo essay by UNLV photographer Josh Hawkins.
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More than a dozen students will partner with the National Park Service and other groups on a restoration project to add native plants, protect shoreline, and boost wildlife.
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Four newly minted grads will be recognized by UNLV President Len Jessup during Saturday's commencement for their academic and research excellence.