Topic: Research

aerial of dayton complex courtyard
Research | March 15, 2016

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

teenage male, sitting in a dark hallway, holds his head in his hands
Research | February 26, 2016

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

Lake Mead
Research | February 10, 2016

As water leaders contend with unprecedented drought and demand, will the river people of the Colorado band together as regional citizens? Water policy expert Patricia Mulroy weighs in.

U.N.L.V. signage with Fall leaves in the background
Research | December 2, 2015

Unwelcome flora, an attack on HIV, body-camera survey, up-close Nobel laureates, a battery-powered partnership, gaming law, robotic “muscles,” full-day kindergarten, funds for biomedical research, and a low-oxygen fish.

magazines
Research | December 2, 2015

The increasing popularity of state lotteries coincides with a stagnant social mobility, according to work of the latest Eadington Fellow. Catch his free talk at 3 p.m. Dec. 3.

book cover for Racialized Schools
Research | December 1, 2015

Our society may never overcome racism, the authors argue, “but the children in our schools do not have to be victims to individuals who may be unaware of their racist tendencies.”

book cover for Changing Game
Research | December 1, 2015

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