News: Division of Research
![Biochemistry professor Ron Gary](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/D70891_04%20copy%20reduced.jpg?itok=_ZUhX2Ob)
Biochemist Ron Gary's enzyme research seeks to defeat cancer and Alzheimer's disease.
![Homecoming royalty from 1976](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/studentfashion_1976_0.jpg?itok=y6qVBFJb)
UNLV history professor Deirdre Clemente's newest book highlights a convergence of fashion and consumerism on college campuses.
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Debra Martin, winner of the 2015 Harry Reid Silver State Research Award, reveals that the answers about our darkest impulses can sometimes be found within what remains.
![Alexis Kennedy leans against a chain-linked fence with brick wall in the background](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/D70935_18.jpg?itok=Zm8XI4R8)
Last year, the Nevada attorney general’s office released statistics indicating that Las Vegas police recovered 2,229 victims of human trafficking since 1994.
![Bo Bernhard speaks at a podium](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/Bernhard-D69884_15.jpg?itok=NJi7Edjy)
Bo Bernhard, executive director of the UNLV International Gaming Institute (IGI), recently joined Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval on his trade mission to Australia to sign a memo-randum of understanding with the University of Sydney.
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Smartwatches that help you track daily steps and heart rate? That’s old hat, according to UNLV researchers who have recently licensed their latest patent for a fitness tracker that makes calorie-counting as easy as taking a picture.
![Professor of Chemistry Bryan Spangelo looks through vials in his lab](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/D69783_20.jpg?itok=jQ_PxYbY)
An annual accounting of research and economic development activity over the last fiscal year.
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How does research reach beyond our campus?
![Dr. Carolyn Yucha](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/D68760_15.jpg?itok=9upxkepo)
UNLV President, Dr. Len Jessup and Acting Vice President for Research and Economic Development, Dr. Carolyn Yucha welcomes UNLV Innovation readers to the Fall 2016 issue.
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Film professor Brett Levner leaves behind reality TV to fight the very real issue of underage sex trafficking.
![Ryan Francis presents his group's project](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/D70741_24.jpg?itok=6Cd5QSni)
The office of undergraduate research helps UNLV students learn, grow, and shine.
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MealCheck Technologies, Inc. will produce the UNLV invention, which combines the best of existing fitness-monitoring devices to make dieting or staying healthy easier than ever.