News: Division of Research
IGI reports offered analysis for officials, business leaders on gaming regulation and ways to balance growing tourism market while minimizing social costs.
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Construction of the first innovation building on the 122-acre UNLV Harry Reid Research & Technology Park marks a new era of research and innovation in Southern Nevada.
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To go further and faster than anything before, the Breakthrough Starshot mission will rely on unproven technology.
A new study will examine the outcomes of two female sterilization options to help women make more informed decisions.
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Anthropology Ph.D. student Cristina Tica receives prestigious Fulbright Award to fund research in Hungary during the upcoming academic year.
Thirty-eight faculty will receive a combined $332,270 in seed funding for their research, scholarship, and creative activity.
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Funding from National Institutes of Health will support human genetics research, develop pipeline of scientists working to make Nevada a leader in personalized medicine.
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A nursing researcher helps those affected by violent crimes receive quality, equitable assistance from the law enforcement, medical, and justice systems.
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A first-of-its-kind book provides faculty with tools to help students understand — and maybe even surmount — threshold concepts.
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Vegas native Bo Bernhard’s research on the city’s top industry, hospitality and gaming, informs billion-dollar business decisions around the world and closer to home.
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This neuroscientist joined UNLV to discover how DNA contributes to disease development or prevention.
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The largest study of its kind found mothers who consumed their placenta passed on no harm to their newborn babies.