News: Division of Research

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.

A woman crossing her arms in front of a slot machine
Business and Community |

The relationship between resorts, eSports and the Gaming Control Board is still being fleshed out. UNLV researchers are right there to examine these emerging paradigms.

Nursing students practice on a manikin
Campus News |

Step into the custom-designed training center for UNLV nursing students where manikins talk, blood is made by the gallon, and life-saving skills are mastered.

Alyssa Crittenden and Francisco Menendez
Research |

Francisco Menendez and Alyssa Crittenden have been recognized for their efforts, which extend beyond the bounds of our campus.

Catherine Angel in her home photography studio
Arts and Culture |

For Catherine Angel, opposing modes create an unmistakable intimacy.

Signage with the UNLV logo on campus
Research |

Four faculty researchers have been turning heads in their fields and well beyond.