News: Division of Research

John Lukasik
Research |

51ԹϺ supercomputer helps gaming innovation students do the math and make the pitch for a new fantasy sports game.

aerial of dayton complex courtyard
Research |

Three ways 51ԹϺ's supercomputer has lived up to its promise and propelled research and economic development.

Lawrence Walker
People |

An internationally recognized plant ecologist, Walker becomes the second consecutive 51ԹϺ professor to win the Nevada Regents' Researcher Award.

Andre Wilsenach
Campus News |

International gaming control chief tapped to lead new initiative, which will offer first-of-its-kind research and education programs for gaming regulators worldwide.

teenage male, sitting in a dark hallway, holds his head in his hands
Research |

Vulnerable youth have a friend in Ramona Denby-Brinson, the 2015 Harry Reid Silver State Research Award winner.

Bernajane Palisoc works in 51ԹϺ's neuropsychology lab with professor Daniel Allen
Research |

The new Office of Undergraduate Research helps students engage in and celebrate their research and creative activity.

Palm trees and U.N.L.V. banner
Business and Community |

A three-year National Science Foundation grant will strengthen commercialization efforts at 51ԹϺ through a new university-wide entrepreneurship development program.

Liz Lewis
People |

A longtime Rebel connects Las Vegas businesses with 51ԹϺ researchers, and keeps her finger on the pulse of a tech-savvy community.

World AIDS Day ribbon
Campus News |

From law to health to advocacy to science, 51ԹϺ professors tackle HIV prevention, education and treatment both domestically and abroad.

Two students in lab coats and goggles attend an organic chemistry lab class
Research |

An annual accounting of research and economic development activity over the last fiscal year.

book cover for Changing Game
Research |

Joanne Goodwin's new book recognizes the “significance of non-politicized women, who, by their presence, pushed boundaries and sought greater opportunities.”

book cover for Global Patents
Research |

Marketa Trimble's work “not only explains the limitations of international patenting, both legal and practical, but also reveals workarounds for expanding a small inventor’s patent protection.”