News: College of Sciences
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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.
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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.
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A collection of news stories highlighting the experts and student changemakers at UNLV.
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UNLV astrophysicist Zhaohuan Zhu among featured speakers at international conference at M Resort May 1-6; more than a dozen UNLV faculty and students participating.
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Student service award recipient Abriana Perez volunteered over 200 hours and partnered with others to help more than 5,000 community members during the pandemic.
A collection of news stories highlighting the experts and student changemakers at UNLV.
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UNLV Boyd Law School has 13 top 100 programs, including No. 1 ranking for legal writing.
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Vladislav Zhitny, an emigrant from the Ukraine, has had 18 papers appear in a variety of publications.
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Findings could have implications for our understanding of distant, water-rich planets.
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New study by international team of scientists identifies polarization as key trait that may reveal the origin of the powerful millisecond-long cosmic radio explosions.