News: College of Sciences

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People |

Eight UNLV Students Honored With 2020 Lance and Elena Calvert Awards For Undergraduate Research across a wide spectrum of research topics.

Clouds forming near black hole
Research |

Once you leave the majestic skies of Earth, the word “cloud” no longer means a white fluffy-looking structure that produces rain. Instead, clouds in the greater universe are clumpy areas of greater density than their surroundings.

UNLV graduate seated with decorated cap
Campus News |

An enduring UNLV end-of-semester tradition is to highlight exceptional students who embody the academic, research, and community impact of the graduating class.

A man stands at a podium in a darkened room
People |

School of Life Sciences grad used fruit flies to study the nature of obesity.

Hands holding a scalpel and a pen
People |

In her transdisciplinary Honors College thesis project, UNLV senior Kendahl Servino investigates how our regard for our hands can reveal far more than we might expect.

Interior of Grand Canyon with individual looking at rocks
Research |

Las Vegas Valley rock layer matches that of a famous interval of rocks at the Grand Canyon; findings reported in the journal Geology.

A woman in a labcoat manipulates a test tube
Business and Community |

Life sciences' Helen Wing and colleagues assisting Southern Nevada Health District with viral transport medium; other faculty in College of Sciences contribute protective equipment.

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Research |

UNLV microbiologist Brian Hedlund on the science of germs, where they like to lurk, and how to effectively get rid of them.

Undergraduates Alvaro Carbonero and Ava Platt
Campus News |

Undergraduates Alvaro Carbonero and Ava Platt among a select group of STEM students nationwide selected for prestigious honor.

A group of five fifth graders partake in an experiment during UNLV's Rebel Science Camp.
Business and Community |

Nearly 550 local fifth graders to attend UNLV’s Rebel Science Camp in 2020.

chalk drawing of human body with intestinal tract
Research |

New UNLV study shows promise for role of a high-carb, low-protein, and low-fat diet in fighting off C. diff infections.

Addison Guida
People |

Addison Guida is determined to provide the same level of commitment to her future patients as she received from her own doctors.