News: Division of Research

Jonathan Baker and colleagues examine stalagmite in a cave
Campus News |

UNLV Ph.D. candidate’s research in Russia challenges widely held understanding of past climate history; study appears in latest issue of top journal Nature Geoscience.

Chong Chen
People |

The UNLV National Supercomputing Institute’s latest hire will help researchers leverage the tremendous capabilities of the Cherry Creek II.

Eshani Lee
Research |

Doctoral candidate Eshani Lee’s research ensures college chemistry knowledge doesn’t get lost in translation.

Manuela Bowles sits at a table and reads
Research |

New graduate and author Manuela Bowles on rejection letters, Margaret Atwood, and building a career long before commencement.

Closeup of books
Research |

From professional reasons to personal connections, faculty across campus share why they’re fond of certain works they penned.

senior Amber Turner and alumna Lisa Danielson
Research |

UNLV undergraduate and NASA intern Amber Turner shares her remarkable research journey, which may someday lead to human civilizations on other planets.

Mary S. Croughan
People |

Croughan is seasoned administrator and accomplished researcher with more than 30 years of experience in the University of California system.

Jennifer Guthrie with two sets of hands on her shoulders
Research |

Study highlights the importance of effective communication between survivors of domestic violence and the shelter staff who help them.

Barbara St. Pierre Schneider and Alison Deng
Research |

A faculty-and-student research team is shining a light on white blood cells to better understand what their location implies about their role in muscle repair.

Kwang Kim
Research |

Kwang Kim, winner of the 2016 Harry Reid Silver State Research Award, designs substances that propel us into a cleaner, healthier future.

Jennifer Grim (flute) and Jonathan Rhodes (harpsichord) perform
Arts and Culture |

The program features the Bay Area's Archetti Baroque String Ensemble, prize-winning Notre Dame University organist Craig Cramer, faculty and student performances, and more.

Illustration of several people playing video games
Business and Community |

Esports is moving from huddles around a computer to becoming the next big spectator sport — and resorts are betting that it’ll bring Millennials into casinos.