Articles by 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ News Center
Research
| November 1, 2013
A Place in the Sun
Talent and hard work helped Team 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ earn their top-in-the-nation ranking in the Solar Decathlon 2013. But research is the next priority for several team members after the award-winning home is relocated to the Las Vegas Springs Preserve.
Athletics
| October 28, 2013
Fremont Cannon Painting
The rivalry trophy returns to 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ.
People
| October 28, 2013
New Faces: Ranita Ray
The new ethnographer explores the reasons it's so hard to escape poverty.
People
| October 23, 2013
New Faces: Bing Ma
Professor Bing Ma left the frigid winters of Michigan for the intense summers of Las Vegas to continue her research and begin teaching.
People
| October 21, 2013
New Faces: Magdalena Martinez
A quick comment by a 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ professor changed the course of her life. Now back at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ as new Lincy Institute director of education, Martinez hopes to influence the lives of Nevada's children through her policy research.
Research
| October 16, 2013
Study: Key Ingredient for Life Abundant on Early Mars
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ researchers report in Nature Geoscience that phosphate, which plays a role in life-creating chemical reactions, may have been more plentiful on early Mars than during the emergence of life on Earth.
Research
| October 16, 2013
5 Common Earthquake Myths
Resident experts Barbara Luke and Wanda Taylor weigh in as 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ prepares to participate in the Great Nevada Shakeout on Thursday.
People
| October 15, 2013
New Faces: Bruce Leonard
An Army and Navy veteran, nursing professor Bruce Leonard lived in many states before moving to Las Vegas. He came to 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ on the advice of a current nursing professor.
Business and Community
| October 10, 2013
Water and the Work Place
Water Authority executive Pat Mulroy spends a week as a visiting scholar and encourages engineering students to keep an eye on the big picture.