News: College of Sciences

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Research |

Newly published research builds on team’s landmark 2020 discovery of a room-temperature superconductor by replicating results with even greater efficiency. 

Remember sculptor Claes Oldenburg who created U.N.L.V.'s iconic Flashlight sculpture this month.
Campus News |

A collection of news stories highlighting university experts’ insights on and contributions to health, environment, and society.

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Research |

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

Lake Mead
Campus News |

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

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Research |

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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Research |

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

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Research |

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)
Campus News |

A collection of news stories highlighting the experts and student changemakers at UNLV.

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People |

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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People |

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

archival photo of man peering into water
Research |

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.

women in africa carrying water jugs
Research |

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