News: Division of Research

International Gaming Institute sign
Research |

IGI reports offered analysis for officials, business leaders on gaming regulation and ways to balance growing tourism market while minimizing social costs.

artist rendering of U.N.L.V. Research Park
Business and Community |

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.

two stars in space
Research |

To go further and faster than anything before, the Breakthrough Starshot mission will rely on unproven technology.

Essure device
Research |

A new study will examine the outcomes of two female sterilization options to help women make more informed decisions.

Portrait Christina Tica
Campus News |

Anthropology Ph.D. student Cristina Tica receives prestigious Fulbright Award to fund research in Hungary during the upcoming academic year.

sign for "UNLV Research & Economic Development"
Research |

Thirty-eight faculty will receive a combined $332,270 in seed funding for their research, scholarship, and creative activity.

UNLV logo sign
Research |

Funding from National Institutes of Health will support human genetics research, develop pipeline of scientists working to make Nevada a leader in personalized medicine.

Rachell Ekroos
Research |

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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Research |

A first-of-its-kind book provides faculty with tools to help students understand — and maybe even surmount — threshold concepts.

A portrait of Bo Bernhard
Research |

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.

Portrait Edwin Oh
People |

This neuroscientist joined UNLV to discover how DNA contributes to disease development or prevention.

Daniel Benyshek
Campus News |

The largest study of its kind found mothers who consumed their placenta passed on no harm to their newborn babies.