News: College of Sciences

Signage with the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ logo on campus
Research |

Four faculty researchers have been turning heads in their fields and well beyond.

Kepler-47
Research |

Exoplanet discoveries have opened up brash new ways to think about the way systems operate in distant galaxies, and challenged how we approach own galactic neighborhood.

Slide of a Martian meteorite
Arts and Culture |

"Inquiry: The Art of Scientific Discovery" brings College of Sciences together with 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Galleries for an exhibit of images and objects related to 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ research.

Students planting with shovel
Business and Community |

Students pitch in on a project to restore native vegetation around the drought-stricken Lake Mead. View the photo essay by 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ photographer Josh Hawkins.

Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Business and Community |

More than a dozen students will partner with the National Park Service and other groups on a restoration project to add native plants, protect shoreline, and boost wildlife.

cloesup of commencement cap and 2016 tassle
Campus News |

Four newly minted grads will be recognized by 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ President Len Jessup during Saturday's commencement for their academic and research excellence.

Donald Price
People |

This biologist advises students to become involved in research to enhance their academic experience.

Artist's rendition of a hot Earth-sized planet
Research |

The key feature of these systems is a hot planet on a short orbit. Understanding these systems may help us better understand the process involved in making planets.

Geoscientist Josh Bonde works in the paleontology lab
Research |

The improved facility will open to the public Oct. 8.

Brian Hedlund collects samples in grass at Lake Mead
Business and Community |

DuPont Industrial Biosciences will sponsor research conducted by 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ microbiologist Brian Hedlund.

Nora Caberoy looks through microscopw slide
Research |

Nora Caberoy discovered that her research on proteins in the eye might someday help us fight Alzheimer’s.

A hiker descends the Angels Landing route in Zion National Park
Research |

As the National Park Service celebrates its 100th anniversary, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ professor Scott Abella explores the conservation challenges officials face.