News: Division of Research

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To discover what's happening with the bighorn sheep population, David Choate must track cougars in the National Desert Wildlife Refuge.

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Sponsored program funding serves as one indication of research growth and sophistication.

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UNLV anthropology professor Peter Gray and fellow anthropologist Kermyt Anderson have written a book exploring the biological and social aspects of “fatherhood” and how paternal attitudes have evolved across time and in different cultures.

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The Harry Reid Silver State Research Award honors the best of UNLV’s faculty researchers.

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The Harry Reid Silver State Research Award honors the best of UNLV’s faculty researchers.

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Meet Dong-Chan Lee, one of several UNLV recipients of the National Science Foundation’s prestigious CAREER Award, the highly competitive grant designed to establish leadership in education and research.

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Meet Jennifer Rennels, one of several UNLV recipients of the National Science Foundation’s prestigious CAREER Award, the highly competitive grant designed to establish leadership in education and research.

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As new technologies are being developed, new opportunities for educational resources are increasingly available to teachers and students. In his recent book, UNLV education professor Tom Bean lays out strategies for taking advantage of these resources and incorporating them into the classroom to help students achieve success in the technology age.

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UNLV distinguished professor Catherine Bellver takes a literary journey back to 1920s Spain, exploring the vanguard poetry movement of the time that sprung from cultural progression, innovation, and shifting gender norms.

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A new book by UNLV journalism professor Gregory Borchard delves into the connected lives of president Abraham Lincoln and 19th century newspaper editor Horace Greeley, both of whom wielded wide influence on the trajectory of the U.S. Civil War and have left an indelible imprint on U.S. history.

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Effort will help UNLV commercialize research, create partnerships with regional businesses to drive state’s economic recovery.

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The two-year study will help hospitals improve training, patient safety, and quality of care while working with a shortage of qualified nurses.