News: College of Sciences

Woman writing math formula on a white board
Business and Community |

UNLV helps students overcome their math anxiety.

A portrait of Bill Speer, director of UNLV's Math Learning Center, standing in front of a white board.
Business and Community |

Students find support through updated math courses, pilot programs.

graphic depiction of seismograph during earthquake
Business and Community |

Nevada is the nation’s third-most seismically active state and neighbors quake-prone California, which experienced two temblors in early July felt in Las Vegas. UNLV geoscientist Wanda Taylor explains why, and what we can do to prepare.

Bradley Boe ready to play wheelchair rugby
People |

Bradley Boe finds empowerment in a new scholarship for students with spinal cord injuries.

man surrounded by clear cases containing fruit flies
Business and Community |

Allen Gibbs earns Top Tier Award for his long history of research and efforts to engage others in science.

portrait of woman
People |

This professor was inspired by a mentor while in college and now tries to do the same for UNLV students.

U.N.L.V. student in cap and gown waves to crowd during commencement
Campus News |

More than 3,000 newly minted UNLV Grads cross the Thomas & Mack Center stage during Spring 2019 Commencement.

Decorated UNLV mortarboard with students in background
People |

UNLV president will highlight exceptional students at commencement who embody the academic, research, and community impact of the graduating class.

hands holding bottle and applicator over fossil
Research |

UNLV geoscientist, student among international research team behind discovery of ancient monkey species that lived in Africa 22 million years ago.

Jun Yong Kang writes on a glass board.
People |

The most exciting thing about chemistry? The infinite failures in even the most thoroughly thought-out experiments, the biochemist says.

side by side photos of male students standing outdoors
Campus News |

Undergraduates Michael Schwob and Dylan Wallace among just 496 nationwide to earn the prestigious honor.

Sophia Quinton working at her computer.
Research |

This Research & Creative Honors Program participant found her research mission early in life and has been pursuing it ever since.