News: Division of Research
UNLV researchers complete detailed model showing how the shallow sediments of the Las Vegas Valley will respond during an earthquake.
UNLV researchers examine the places and spaces that encourage Nevadans to get physical.
Elevated mercury levels in canned tuna may put your health at risk.
Wetter conditions could increase water storage in Lake Mead by nine to 48 Percent within two years.
Research explores the natural attraction that kids with autism have for computers.
Sponsored program funding serves as one indication of research growth and sophistication
Director of the Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies Ardyth Broadrick Sohn has written a book about her time in Huntsville, Texas, examining how the community’s culture and industry are shaped by the local prison facility and legal executions performed there.
Many Renaissance plays by Shakespeare and his contemporaries are highly regarded today, but UNLV English professor Charles Whitney researched historical documents to uncover what audience members of the time period thought of the dramatic performances.
History professor Eugene Moehring is a respected scholar on urban history issues and the West. But the Harry Reid Silver State Research Award recipient says the students are still the most important part of the research equation.
Increasing the number of graduates is still a priority, but UNLV’s School of Nursing also seeks to build its research and enhance understanding of the endeavor.
Why embrace research during tough economic times?
Meet some of the researchers at UNLV who are conducting nationally recognized work studying space and the mysteries of the cosmos.