News: College of Sciences

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Business and Community |

A yearlong collection of headlines featuring innovative ideas, discoveries, and partnerships to move Southern Nevada forward.

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Research |

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ researchers made international headlines this year with their discoveries. Here's a roundup of some of our top stories of 2021.

Top of grad cap during Winter 2021 Commencement
Campus News |

An enduring commencement tradition continued Dec. 14 as 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ president honored five outstanding students who exemplify the academic, research, and community impact of the graduating class.
 

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Campus News |

A collection of news stories featuring research and accomplishment at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ.

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Research |

Program helps get undergraduates back into 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's labs and centers and working alongside faculty mentors.

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People |

An immigrant herself, Aziza Dhalai says she remembers how scary it can be to arrive in a new country.

New mineral from Earth’s lower mantle
Research |

New mineral from Earth’s lower mantle surfaced as diamond inclusion; study led by 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ geochemist Oliver Tschauner.

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Campus News |

A collection of news stories featuring stargazing and change at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ.

A river of bursts from a galaxy as recorded by the FAST telescope
Research |

A flurry of more than 1,650 FRBs detected by FAST telescope over 47 days in 2019 unlocks clues to the nature and location of the powerful millisecond-long cosmic radio explosions.

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People |

Volunteerism was an essential part of College of Sciences Alumnus of the Year Zane Marshall's career path.

A researcher working in the lab of the Chambers-Grundy Center for Transformative Neuroscience
Campus News |

A collection of news stories featuring collaboration and reflection at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ.

Two telescopic images side by side of a distant star system. Left shows blue dust rings and right features a peculiar gap
Research |

Potential discovery of a circumtriple planet has implications for bolstering our understanding of planet formation.