News: Division of Research
![Jonathan Baker and colleagues examine stalagmite in a cave](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/SampleCollection.jpg?itok=TbIrWgqa)
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](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/nc_D71450_05.jpg?itok=thQXvghv)
The UNLV National Supercomputing Institute’s latest hire will help researchers leverage the tremendous capabilities of the Cherry Creek II.
![Eshani Lee](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/D71338_006.jpg?itok=YNo4nz-Y)
Doctoral candidate Eshani Lee’s research ensures college chemistry knowledge doesn’t get lost in translation.
![Manuela Bowles sits at a table and reads](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/nc_D71294_018.jpg?itok=pJXM1eH_)
New graduate and author Manuela Bowles on rejection letters, Margaret Atwood, and building a career long before commencement.
![Closeup of books](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/D66150_32.jpg?itok=z6u9X-6t)
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](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/D71525_005.jpg?itok=XymCXUMO)
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](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/releases/main-images/nc_vpRED.jpg?itok=_Q81l4jL)
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](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/D71404_013.jpg?itok=4FQwNDLC)
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](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/nc_D71538_003.jpg?itok=2TXwQDMX)
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](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/D69897_24.jpg?itok=w4YQ8tcy)
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](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/releases/main-images/Baroque.jpg?itok=c1YgMy1x)
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](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/esports_feature_opener.jpg?itok=Ivcv6O81)
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.