News: College of Sciences

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Campus News |

Jessica Grifaldo, the only 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ student to receive the award this year, credits Life Sciences professor Eduardo Robleto for encouraging her to pursue research.

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Campus News |

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Global Entrepreneurship Experience students come face-to-face with Chilean history.

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Campus News |

News highlights featuring 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ faculty and students who made local and national headlines.

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Campus News |

Jorge Reyes touted the importance of diversifying the field at the Graduate College's annual Inspiration, Innovation, Impact event.  

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Research |

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ study pinpoints 10 bacterial groups associated with Alzheimer’s disease, provides new insights into the relationship between gut makeup and dementia.

Decorated grad cap at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ commencement
Campus News |

President Keith E. Whitfield continues decades-long commencement tradition, honoring 10 students who embody the academic, research, and community tenacity of the graduating class.
 

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Research |

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ geologists name ancient rock layer after Las Vegas mountain that contains similar strata; research published in the journal Geosphere.

 

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Campus News |

A collection of news stories highlighting the experts and student changemakers at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ.

Karl Aharonian
People |

Karl Aharonian's path to 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ began thousands of miles from Las Vegas.

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Research |

International team of scientists reports a possible correlation between gravitational waves from neutron star mergers and fast radio bursts; results could improve understanding of how some deep-space bursts occur.  

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Campus News |

A roundup of news stories highlighting 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ faculty and students who made headlines locally, nationally, and globally.

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Research |

International team of scientists reveals first in-depth look at Omnitrophota, one of the world’s oldest and tiniest bacteria.