Shaping the Future of Science
Education. Discovery. Innovation.
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26,481,450
AWARDS RECEIVED IN FY 2023
1,988
Students
88
%
1st year retention rate of Fall 2022 student cohort
In the News
EWTN
Two astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, are being closely monitored by flight surgeons after spending nine months in space.
Michael Pravica
Professor, Physics
The Salt Lake Tribune
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says it will soon save the amount of water it takes to support 3,000 homes in a given year.
Five years ago, Covid-19 drastically changed lives all over the world. The pandemic also presented unique challenges for Las Vegas. We discuss how Nevadans continue to be impacted in a special collaboration with KNPR’s State of Nevada. We then meet Libby Hausrath, a 51ԹϺ professor and lead researcher on a Mars project. She explains what samples being collected now may tell us about the Red Planet.
Brian Labus
Assistant Professor, School of Public Health
Accomplishments
Łukasz Sznajder (Chemistry and Biochemistry) and Krzysztof Sobczak from the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poland have been awarded a grant through the “Initiative of Excellence - Research University” program, funded by the Polish Ministry of…
Manisha Gun (Chemistry and Biochemistry) has been awarded the RNA Society Research Presentation Fellowship to support her presentation on RNA misprocessing in myotonic dystrophy at the 2025 RNA Society Meeting.
Experts
Professor, Physics
A physics professor, whose specialties include high pressure science, explosives, and high radiation flux.
Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy
An expert in astronomy, dark matter, and general physics.
Professor of Life Sciences
An expert on mutagenesis, DNA repair, and bacterial genetics.