News: College of Sciences

Biochemistry professor David Hatchett in his lab
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Our high-tech marvels demand rare earth metals and oxides. UNLV researchers are working to make extracting them less toxic and more efficient.

Palm trees and U.N.L.V. banner
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UNLV has reached a licensing agreement with Abel Therapeutics, a start-up company that seeks to commercialize the discoveries of biochemistry professor Ernesto Abel-Santos.

Physics Professor Yusheng Zhao
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UNLV’s advanced energy research team is changing batteries from the inside out.

Artist rendition of the Kepler-9 planetary system
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Planetary neighbors can help each other sustain life, according to new research from UNLV and Harvard scientists.

students excavate a tusk
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UNLV paleontologists recover mammoth fossils northwest of Las Vegas.

four portraits
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Our Alumni of the Year tell us what the learned when they dealt with deadly viruses, used a crate for a desk, and faced a life-altering medical crisis.

Nora Caberoy
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Three UNLV scientists will present their work during an Alzheimer's research symposium Nov. 13 on campus.

Bryan Bornholdt
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In his classroom, Bryan Bornholdt explains how to graph functions by using mathematical limits. In his life, the Honors College mathematics professor demonstrates how to recognize personal limits, and then defy them.

Penny Amy speaks to assistants
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Microbiology professor Penny Amy leads a formidable team in honeycomb warfare.

Allen Gibbs
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Why UNLV researchers bred their fruit flies to be obese — and what their work reveals about heart disease.

Matthew Lachniet studies stalagmites
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UNLV geoscience professor exploring the links between wet conditions starting 5,000 years ago and weather events such as El Niño in the Desert Southwest.

Jason Steffen
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The physics professor on astronomy, heroic efforts, and how to board a plane.