News: College of Sciences

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Scholarships and career-readiness support help talented students succeed at UNLV and beyond.

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A collection of news stories highlighting UNLV experts who made headlines locally, nationally, and around the world.

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Qiang Zhu receives NSF CAREER Award for his work to guide the development of organic materials important to energy and memory storage.

 

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Here's how UNLV's radiochemistry program is building a diverse workforce for the nation's nuclear energy sector.

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Nicotine impacts bone health — upping chance of wrist, spine, other breaks by nearly 40%.

2022 U.N.L.V. Spring Commencement Ceremony for the Graduate College.  May 13, 2022 (Josh Hawkins/UNLV)
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A collection of news stories highlighting the experts and student changemakers at UNLV.

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Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine student Jacob Villarama took a year off to pray and contemplate which career path to follow.

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How this professor-in-residence is a "Force for Change" for future scientists at UNLV.

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A bottomless hole, a tiny fish, and an ongoing preservation legacy that took a UNLV professor all the way to the Supreme Court and created one of North America's most important conservation sites.

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Hydrophilanthropy, the practice of aiding those in water-scarce regions, can transform lives. But when done carelessly, it can lead to immeasurable harm.

UNLV President Keith E. Whitfield at commencement
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UNLV president will highlight exceptional students at commencement who embody the academic, research, and community impact of the graduating class.

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Confronted in our desert backyard by the inescapable effects of a deteriorating environment, these UNLV researchers, professors, and activists are fighting to mitigate the effects of climate change on scientific, legal, and sociological fronts.