News: College of Sciences

A man stands at a podium in a darkened room
People |

School of Life Sciences grad used fruit flies to study the nature of obesity.

Hands holding a scalpel and a pen
People |

In her transdisciplinary Honors College thesis project, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ senior Kendahl Servino investigates how our regard for our hands can reveal far more than we might expect.

Interior of Grand Canyon with individual looking at rocks
Research |

Las Vegas Valley rock layer matches that of a famous interval of rocks at the Grand Canyon; findings reported in the journal Geology.

A woman in a labcoat manipulates a test tube
Business and Community |

Life sciences' Helen Wing and colleagues assisting Southern Nevada Health District with viral transport medium; other faculty in College of Sciences contribute protective equipment.

black keyboard with package of Clorox wipes in foreground
Research |

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ microbiologist Brian Hedlund on the science of germs, where they like to lurk, and how to effectively get rid of them.

Undergraduates Alvaro Carbonero and Ava Platt
Campus News |

Undergraduates Alvaro Carbonero and Ava Platt among a select group of STEM students nationwide selected for prestigious honor.

A group of five fifth graders partake in an experiment during 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's Rebel Science Camp.
Business and Community |

Nearly 550 local fifth graders to attend 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s Rebel Science Camp in 2020.

chalk drawing of human body with intestinal tract
Research |

New 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ study shows promise for role of a high-carb, low-protein, and low-fat diet in fighting off C. diff infections.

Addison Guida
People |

Addison Guida is determined to provide the same level of commitment to her future patients as she received from her own doctors.

Matthew Lachniet stands in the midst of a cave in Guatemala with speleothems surrounding him.
Research |

New 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ research provides context for climate history of Guatemalan rainforests.

doctor in hospital hallway
Campus News |

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ School of Medicine's residency/fellowship programs helping to expand specialty care in Nevada.

Students in red shirts walking outside on campus
Business and Community |

A collection of news stories from 2019 highlighting 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's impact in Southern Nevada and beyond.