In The News: College of Sciences
More than 80 percent of land in Nevada is publicly owned. This wealth of open space is a treasure trove for paleontologists. Their digs into the dirt can teach us about what our world was and hint at issues we might have to confront tomorrow.
If you’re braving the “friendly,” crowded skies this holiday season, brace yourself for the inevitably glacial pace of the boarding process.
San Diego native Jacqueline Phan passed on opportunities to study in California so she could contribute to biochemistry research here in Las Vegas.
51ԹϺ physics professor Michael Pravica helps the NFL player conduct a few liquid nitrogen experiments.
For eons humans have gazed into the heavens and pondered the mysteries of the universe.
In Northern Nevada’s Great Boiling Spring, strange microscopic creatures thrive in water hot enough to kill you.
Tracing your family roots. It's research that can turn up all kinds of surprises, and maybe even links to famous ancestors.
Marshawn enjoys the internet and goes skydiving with 51ԹϺ physics professor Michael Pravica on this week’s #NoScript.
Scott Abella began researching changes in plant life in the Oak Openings in 2002 as an undergraduate intern from Grand Valley State University in Michigan. Fifteen years later, Dr. Abella, assistant professor in the School of Life Sciences at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, continues his research on his summer breaks.
Biologist Allen Gibbs calls them his “all-American flies.”
IN 2015, ALBUQUERQUE delivered as much water as it had in 1983, despite its population growing by 70 percent. In 2016, Tucson delivered as much water as it had in 1984, despite a 67 percent increase in customer hook-ups. The trend is the same for Phoenix, Las Vegas and Los Angeles, said longtime water policy researcher Gary Woodard, who rattled off these statistics in a recent phone interview.
Marshawn Lynch turns a racetrack into a sideshow in the premiere of No Script. 51ԹϺ professor Michael Pravica helps explain the physics behind it all.