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College of Sciences News

The School of Life Sciences offers programs that meet the needs of students intending to enter the workforce or pursue advanced training in the sciences, medicine, and other professional and technical fields. We provide a well-rounded foundation in natural, physical, and mathematical sciences that can set students up for successful careers and professional programs.

Current Sciences News

Artist rendering of NASA Swift Satellite
Research |

Two studies pair observational data with machine learning models to increase precision in distance estimates for GRBs. 

Madison Montellano
People |

Madison Montellano knows what it means to take the road less traveled, embracing each twist and turn through her academic adventure.

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People |

President Keith E. Whitfield honors six graduates who have shown exemplary commitment to both the community and their studies.

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Campus News |

News highlights starring UNLV students and faculty who made local and national headlines.

a crane pours glowing hot steel into a large vat
Research |

Funding is part of Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program to develop zero emissions ironmaking and ultra-low life cycle emissions steelmaking.

A view of the South Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park from the Rim Trail
Campus News |

UNLV geology class challenges students to answer the question: How green is green? 

Sciences In The News

Science Mag

Mars has a distinct structure in its mantle and crust with discernible reservoirs, and this is known thanks to meteorites that scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and colleagues have analyzed on Earth.

Earth.com

The dawn of artificial intelligence (AI) has ushered in a transformative era, promising to reshape every facet of our lives. Now, AI has moved off-world, helping NASA scientists unlock the secrets of the cosmos, including the location of gamma ray bursts (GRBs).

Newswise

Exoplanets are planets beyond our solar system. To date, more than 5,000 of them have been identified. They are expected to form and orbit around stars, in a similar fashion to planets in our solar system. However, some appear “free-floating” in space, not bound to any host star. The puzzle to their formation was further deepened in fall 2023, when astrophysicists using the James Webb Space Telescope identified massive floating binary objects about the size of Jupiter – and dubbed them JuMBOs (Jupiter-mass binary objects).

Las Vegas Sun

George Rhee, a professor of physics at UNLV, was direct when speaking about the water crisis face the west during a panel discussion on Wednesday at Westgate Las Vegas. ‘“Living in the desert, water is more valuable than gasoline,” said Rhee, the host of a discussion during the Climate Change Preparedness Conference.

Las Vegas Sun

Three UNLV professors are working on an iron-production method that doesn’t generate carbon emissions, part of an effort to clean up one of the world’s dirtiest industries.

Las Vegas Sun

Three UNLV professors are working on an iron-production method that doesn’t generate carbon emissions, part of an effort to clean up one of the world’s dirtiest industries.

Sciences Experts

An expert on hibernation, pupfish, evolution, and cellular biology.
An expert in planetary science, igneous petrology, and Martian geology.
Brian Hedlund in an expert in microbial ecology at high temperatures, biofuels and genomics. 
An expert on bacterial gene regulation and bacterial pathogens, including E. coli, Shigella, and Salmonella. 
An expert on the evolution of bird, bat, and insect species.
An expert in biochemistry.

Recent Sciences Accomplishments

On May 27, 2004, Satish C. Bhatnagar (Mathematical Sciences) was the chief guest at the one-day workshop for the research scholars in the mathematics department of Maharshi Dayanand University at Rohtak. He gave an hour-long talk on research methodology in mathematics.
On May 23, 2024, Satish C. Bhatnagar (Mathematical Sciences) addressed the research students in science and engineering departments of the JC Bose University of Science and Technology, Faridabad. His topic was on the Challenges While Working on Ph.D. Degrees in Mathematical Sciences. Earlier on the same day, as a chief guest, he also recognized…
Farhad Shokoohi (Mathematical Sciences) and his collaborators have published a paper in Biomolecules titled, "Identifying Differential Methylation in Cancer Epigenetics via a Bayesian Functional Regression Model," as part of the Special Issue on DNA Methylation in Human Diseases. The paper introduces an efficient method for identifying…
Chad Cross (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), Louisa Messenger (Environmental and Occupational Health), and Sean Neiswenter (Life Sciences) were selected to receive a UNLV 2024 Faculty Opportunity Award for their project titled, "Emerging Parasitic & Vector-Borne Diseases: Disease Ecology from a One Health Perspective." The Faculty…
During the spring 2024 semester, Yan Zhou (Physics and Astronomy) was invited to present his research on quantum sensors and information at: Center of Fundamental Physics colloquium, Northwestern University, February 2024. ECT (European Center for Theoretical studies in nuclear physics and related areas) workshop, Trento, Italy, March …
Bernard Zygelman (Physics and Astronomy) presented the April 9 Pittsburgh Quantum Institute (PQI) seminar titled "Effective Magnetic Monopoles, Molecular Dynamics, and Holonomic Quantum Computing" in addition to the U. Pittsburgh Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) undergraduate colloquium, "The Second Quantum Revolution." Zygelman…