News: Division of Research

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UNLV’s Tom Piechota, lead author of the 2014 National Climate Assessment Southwest Section, discusses the impacts of climate change on the region.
UNLV chemist Ernesto Abel-Santos is developing a compound using lab equipment
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Chemistry professor developing treatment to help the good bacteria battle the bad bacteria in your stomach.

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Life Sciences and engineering professors team up to develop life-saving devices to detect stroke and heart problems.

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Chemistry professors' research aims to improve drugs that are effective at treating cancer but leave patients dealing with terrible side effects.

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More rainfall in the Colorado River Basin means less water downstream.

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An annual accounting of research and economic development activity over the last fiscal year.

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The Solar Decathlon team shows the world how to build a smart desert home.

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Social work professor and Lincy Institute Scholar Ramona Denby-Brinson uses research as a tool to help children who have entered the child welfare, mental health, and juvenile justice systems.

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UNLV communication studies professor Erika Engstrom dissects the images and messages about weddings created by the media and how they affect our perceptions of what “the big day” should look like.

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English professor Donald Revell showcases his passion for playful words in his newly published collection of poems.

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Rainier Spencer, Afro-American studies professor and associate vice provost for academic affairs, writes about the concept and perception of race, how it affects social dynamics, and theories on how to move toward a post-racial society.

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UNLV history professor Michelle Tusan explores the influence of geopolitics in the formation of the modern-day Middle East and the sectarian and humanitarian conflicts that have resulted from western intervention.