In The News: Division of Research

Associated Press

Construction has kicked off on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas's new research and technology park.

EOS

In August 2012, the Mars Science Laboratory’s rover Curiosity landed at the base of Gale crater, a 5-kilometer-high mountain that formed when a meteor hit Mars billions of years ago. Using its 2-meter-long arm to drill into the planet’s surface, Curiosity scooped up and analyzed rock and soil samples, including some light-colored, crystal-studded rocks surprisingly similar to the ancient granitic rock that forms much of Earth’s continental crust.

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51ԹϺ awarded GenCyber Camp grant from the National Security Agency and National Science Foundation.

Slate

The posture, not the time spent in front of the screen, is the first factor of these musculoskeletal disorders of a new kind.

Las Vegas Review Journal

In a lab at the Las Vegas Natural History Museum, researchers from 51ԹϺ are combing over fossils from a Columbian mammoth that was a real stand-up guy.

Georgia Voice

A recent study tells us some welcome news: it turns out that diversity of sex and diversity of sexual orientation is on the rise among American adults.

Conversation

Across the United States, more people of all ages are identifying as something other than male or female.

HIV Plus Magazine

Across the United States, more people of all ages are identifying as something other than male or female.

Las Vegas Review Journal

The difference between distracted driving and distracted walking? One is a well-known, dangerous behavior that everybody agrees should be avoided. The other is a potentially harmful behavior that most of us barely think about.

Salon

American labor unions have long been bracing for a “post-Janus” future in which collecting dues would be harder than ever.

Boston Globe

Like to curl up with your iPad after a long day? Instead of relaxing you, it might literally be causing you a pain in the neck.

Ladders

Your smartphone device can be a literal pain in your neck, according to a new study from University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Researchers found that the overwhelming majority —84.6%— of tablet computer users are suffering from an “iPad neck,” or neck stiffness, soreness, and aches associated with tablet use.