News: College of Sciences

Brian Hedlund
Campus News |

UNLV offers a world of new choices to incoming freshman. Here's some advice from life sciences professor Brian Hedlund on how to sort through them.

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People |
Liz Smith was shocked her quiet work keeping geoscience rolling garnered top honors as the President's Classified Employee of the Year.
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Research |
UNLV geoscientist pairs with California professor to nail down the chemical composition of the mineral and give it formal name.
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Research |

UNLV paleontologist Josh Bonde shares his favorite vertebrate discoveries in Nevada and where you can go see them today.

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People |

Physics professor George Rhee on changing his mind, debating the science, and the importance of public lectures.

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UNLV paleontologists discover rare Precambrian fossils in remote region of Nevada.

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Campus News |

Five UNLV graduates will be recognized by President Donald Snyder during spring commencement for their combination of academic excellence and service to the community.

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Research |

UNLV-led research team takes to ancient Nevada caves to counter prevailing theory of what drives Great Basin climate; findings reported in Nature Communications.

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Campus News |

Graduate and undergraduate student groups receive $20,000 to further develop their business plans.

UNLV chemist Ernesto Abel-Santos is developing a compound using lab equipment
Research |

Chemistry professor developing treatment to help the good bacteria battle the bad bacteria in your stomach.

Frank van Breukelen
Research |

Life Sciences and engineering professors team up to develop life-saving devices to detect stroke and heart problems.

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Research |

Chemistry professors' research aims to improve drugs that are effective at treating cancer but leave patients dealing with terrible side effects.