In The News: College of Sciences
It’s been 30 years since Marc Reisner’s landmark history of Western water, Cadillac Desert, was first published. The book’s dire tone set the pattern for much subsequent water writing. Longtime Albuquerque Journal reporter John Fleck calls it the “narrative of crisis” — an apocalyptic storyline about the West perpetually teetering on the brink of running dry.
Conservationists and other campaigners are urging President Obama to designate 1.7 million acres of the Canyon watershed a national monument before he leaves office
During the summer months, everyone can hear the buzz. The sound seems to fill the air from June through August. It's the sound of cicadas.
A revolution is taking place in medication and the Nevada Institute of Personalized Medicine at 51ԹϺ is at the forefront.
Frank Van Breukelen is a 51ԹϺ researcher who studies Pupfish. He said the fish help scientists understand humans and evolution.
From injectable HIV meds via CytoDyn's PRO 140 to HIV prevention via PrEP, from subdermal implants and cellular scissors to x-ray crystallography, this has been an amazing year for medical breakthroughs in HIV. Here's a roundup of some of the hottest new advances and studies in the field.
It was 34 years ago, in 1981, that the first patients of the HIV virus were identified. Today, there remain 36.9 million people worldwide living with HIV.
It was 34 years ago, in 1981, that the first patients of the HIV virus were identified. Today, there remain 36.9 million people worldwide living with HIV.
In the dark recesses of a tiny cave two hours northwest of Las Vegas, about 100 fish the size of your thumb live a very tough life.
Here’s a fish story for you: Five years ago, researchers at 51ԹϺ launched what they expected to be a simple, one-week study of the endangered Devil’s Hole pupfish. What they netted instead was a metabolic mystery that seems to defy the rules of biology.
Dr. Frank van Breukelen is an Associate Professor in the School of Life Sciences at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He was invited to tell us about a new research project in this laboratory about some really cool mammals called tenrecs.
Once bathing in the waters of the southwestern United States, a fish, Cyprinodon macularius , found in the Death Valley basement, has surprisingly adapted after the drastic change in its aquatic environment. The adaptation of its metabolism to new conditions is an astonishing example of physiological plasticity.