News: Division of Research
![A device created by UNLV Engineering researchers for a space experiment](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/releases/main-images/IMG_0297.jpg?itok=cJF_QIoS)
First-of-its-kind device developed by UNLV for International Space Station experiment will test microgravity and Earth differences in growth and treatment of oral bacteria.
![Dr. Levent Atici, Editor-in-Chief, Spectra Undergraduate Research Journal sitting at table holding copy of Spectra Magazine.](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/D73543_015.jpg?itok=em33LdnE)
"Spectra" will feature work of undergraduate students from wide variety of disciplines.
![Portrait of Stephanie Page of the Office of Sponsored Programs](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/D73542_013.jpg?itok=ILvcsMdv)
Knowing that her work in the office of sponsored programs sometimes plays a role in a faculty member receiving their first grant is a humbling experience for Stephanie Page.
![unlv solar decathlon team during construction](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/releases/main-images/D73515_007.jpg?itok=HOYyPg0c)
Multidisciplinary student team overcame 2020 pandemic obstacles and competition delays to win first in the operations and presentation categories, and second place for innovation and energy.
A collection of news stories highlighting health, recovery, and celebration at UNLV.
![a student wearing a face mask, hard hat and safety vest operates a table saw](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/releases/main-images/D73515_025.jpg?itok=0EO-ydQa)
After pandemic delays, about 50 students on Team Las Vegas gear up for UNLV's third showdown in the international Solar Decathlon sustainable homebuilding competition.
![A woman places a tray inside a research freezer](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/Freezer_D73487_009.jpg?itok=V61d9dtm)
A "minus 80" freezer keeps the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine well below zero, but it was a mistake UNLV got it in the first place.
As the pandemic tightened its grip on Nevada, the nation, and the world, UNLV responded in ways big and small. Members of the media also turned to UNLV's faculty experts for answers.
A yearlong collection of UNLV faculty making the news for their discoveries and contributions to the community.
Biostatistician Richard Tillett from the Nevada Institute of Personalized Medicine was part of a statewide team to identify a Nevada man infected twice by COVID-19 – the first documented occurrence in North America.
UNLV, UNR team up to help tech entrepreneurs earn federal funds for early-stage business development.
![Marilyn Monroe's crypt at Westwood Memorial Park in Los Angeles](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/MonroeGrave_106734122.jpg?itok=10pYY-VA)
The thrill of celebrity encounters doesn't end with their deaths, according to UNLV tourism researcher Marta Soligo.