Research in Print: Winter 2014
Faculty authors explore our place in the universe, Gandhi and his mentors, a small city’s civil rights struggle, and more.
Faculty authors explore our place in the universe, Gandhi and his mentors, a small city’s civil rights struggle, and more.
During the past decade, UNLV’s Schools of Allied Health Sciences and Nursing have expanded their research programs and boosted collaboration among faculty investigators in support of the university’s vision of becoming a major research institution. The following profiles demonstrate the diversity and depth of the two schools’ research projects.
What will a medical school bring to UNLV research and discovery?
UNLV English professor Richard Wiley offers insight into the inspiration and writing process for his newest novel.
Research to explore solar energy, water, and environmental issues related to large-scale solar installations on arid desert lands.
UNLV President Dr. Donald D. Snyder and Vice President for Research and Economic Development Dr. Thomas Piechota welcome UNLV Innovation readers to the Winter 2014 issue.
William Bauer Jr. and Julia Sun-Joo Lee Named Emerging Scholars Under 40 by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education Magazine.
UNLV faculty discoveries have commercial applications with value to the university, the private sector, and,ultimately, you. Learn about three different faculty members who are working to move their innovative thinking out of the laboratory and into the boardroom.
Understanding the solar energy-water nexus; $20.3 million grant from the NIH; fossilized remains of extinct wolf species located in Nevada; building a safer, more efficient battery; elevated levels of lead in Mexican hot sauces; and climate change linked to early animal evolution.
Faculty authors explore mass media and weddings, race as a false consciousness, the birth of the Middle East, and more.
Social work professor and Lincy Institute Scholar Ramona Denby-Brinson uses research as a tool to help children who have entered the child welfare, mental health, and juvenile justice systems.
UNLV communication studies professor Erika Engstrom dissects the images and messages about weddings created by the media and how they affect our perceptions of what “the big day” should look like.