Topic: environment

Christmas tree bulb
Business and Community | December 21, 2015

Christmas tree recycling begins Dec. 26 at more than 30 locations in Southern Nevada.

Penny Amy speaks to assistants
Research | November 1, 2015

Microbiology professor Penny Amy leads a formidable team in honeycomb warfare.

Matthew Lachniet studies stalagmites
Research | October 15, 2015

UNLV geoscience professor exploring the links between wet conditions starting 5,000 years ago and weather events such as El Niño in the Desert Southwest.

students sitting in chairs looking at a laptop
Campus News | July 21, 2015

New partnership brings one of the largest research library collections in the world to UNLV and Southern Nevada community.

Pat Mulroy
Campus News | March 30, 2015

Leading authority on public policy issues related to water, natural resources joins Boyd and its Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution; Mulroy also holds appointments with Desert Research Institute and Brookings Institution.

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Business and Community | April 25, 2014

Journalism professor Julian Kilker has been documenting the historic ranch, which was once home to Clara Bow and Rex Bell. It's part of a project to preserve ecological, cultural, and educational resources.

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Research | February 27, 2014

Meteor smack downs, volcanic calderas, and mountain pulses — Geologist Steve Rowland explains some of the catastrophic events the created the geology and biology of our beautiful state.

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Research | February 6, 2014

The state’s seemingly barren land is filled with bizarre mammals — at least for now. Mammalogist Brett Riddle lists off his favorites.