In The News: College of Sciences

Big World Tale

GW Ori is a star system 1,300 light years from Earth in the constellation of Orion. But fascinatingly, it is a system with not one star, but three.

New York Times

It’s called a circumtriple planet, and evidence that one exists suggests that planet formation is less unusual than once believed.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Native American enrollment is down at Nevada colleges, a trend students and professors say reflects an unwelcoming community that’s not committed to recruiting more familiar faces on campus.

Nevada Independent

This chip manufacturing shortage presents a premier opportunity for economic development in the Silver State.

Jacky Rosen U.S. Senator for Nevada

Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement applauding the National Science Foundation (NSF) for awarding $828,904 in funding to the ҳ| 鶹ýӳ.

Coyote Gulch

The following are just a few of the ways “climate change now” made its full force known in the Rocky Mountains this year and showed its impact on everyday life.

KSNV-TV: News 3

UNLV science professors Libby Hausrath and Arya Udry are finally getting an opportunity to analyze data after being selected by NASA for the Mars 2020 Perseverance mission.

KSNV-TV: News 3

UNLV science professors Libby Hausrath and Arya Udry are finally getting an opportunity to analyze data after being selected by NASA for the Mars 2020 Perseverance mission.

The Colorado Sun

Choking on ozone spikes, losing favorite hiking spots like Hanging Lake, sweating through fall school days — climate change is now.

PennState

The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences has a rich history dating back more than a century, from the original focus on mining engineering, to today's interdisciplinary focus on earth, energy, and materials sciences and engineering.

Maven's Notebook

DEEPER DROUGHTS POSSIBLE IN SOUTHWEST, SCIENTISTS WARN

KNAU

The Colorado River Basin is enduring two decades of drought, and water shortages are on the horizon. But scientists say this isn’t the worst-case scenario.