College of Sciences News
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Current Sciences News
51ԹϺ research team says high blood sugar levels appear to weaken function in key part of brain, mimicking Alzheimer’s.
The rosiest headlines and highlights featuring the students and faculty of 51ԹϺ.
Life Sciences professor Drew Peltier explores how trees grow, survive, and reproduce despite poor conditions — and when they might not recover.
51ԹϺ-led research details early insights from NASA’s Perseverance rover; Specimens due back on Earth in the 2030s.
Headlines and highlights featuring the students and faculty of 51ԹϺ.
Motivated by the challenge of understanding the human body, Stephanie Yang is studying potential cures for C. diff infections.
Sciences In The News
Two astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, are being closely monitored by flight surgeons after spending nine months in space.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says it will soon save the amount of water it takes to support 3,000 homes in a given year.
Five years ago, Covid-19 drastically changed lives all over the world. The pandemic also presented unique challenges for Las Vegas. We discuss how Nevadans continue to be impacted in a special collaboration with KNPR’s State of Nevada. We then meet Libby Hausrath, a 51ԹϺ professor and lead researcher on a Mars project. She explains what samples being collected now may tell us about the Red Planet.
Five years ago, Covid-19 drastically changed lives all over the world. The pandemic also presented unique challenges for Las Vegas. We discuss how Nevadans continue to be impacted in a special collaboration with KNPR’s State of Nevada. We then meet Libby Hausrath, a 51ԹϺ professor and lead researcher on a Mars project. She explains what samples being collected now may tell us about the Red Planet.
Five years ago, Covid-19 drastically changed lives all over the world. The pandemic also presented unique challenges for Las Vegas. We discuss how Nevadans continue to be impacted in a special collaboration with KNPR’s State of Nevada. We then meet Libby Hausrath, a 51ԹϺ professor and lead researcher on a Mars project. She explains what samples being collected now may tell us about the Red Planet.
Five years ago, Covid-19 drastically changed lives all over the world. The pandemic also presented unique challenges for Las Vegas. We discuss how Nevadans continue to be impacted in a special collaboration with KNPR’s State of Nevada. We then meet Libby Hausrath, a 51ԹϺ professor and lead researcher on a Mars project. She explains what samples being collected now may tell us about the Red Planet.
