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The Robert L. Bigelow Physics Building is home of the physics department.

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The Robert L. Bigelow Physics Building, with its enclosed atrium and natural lighting, is a popular study destination.

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College of Sciences classroom and laboratory buildings provide the learning environment to support diverse teaching and research programs on campus.

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The College of Sciences offers research opportunities, including laboratory experience working side-by-side with professors.

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Professor Angel Muleshkov delivers a calculus lecture.

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Michael Howell, a graduate student in geoscience, examines soil samples.

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Steven Shaffer, a visiting professor from West Virginia, prepares soil samples for analysis.

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Brent Sinclair, a post-doctoral fellow in biology, prepares a sample for analysis in the Genomic Stress Laboratory.

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The desire to improve the quality of life for all Nevadans and the nation drives our students, faculty, and staff in the classroom and the laboratory.

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The opportunity to explore the wonders of science and mathematics are available in our classrooms, laboratories, field stations, and libraries.

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Associate professor Clemens Heske is a specialist in materials chemistry.

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Casey Hall (\'05), a biochemistry major, recently worked as a laboratory technician with chemistry professor Steven Carper.

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UNLV undergraduates meet with prehealth advisor, Joseph “Nik” Nika to learn how to best prepare for applying to medical schools.

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UNLV undergraduates meet with prehealth advisor, Joseph “Nik” Nika to learn how to best prepare for applying to medical schools.

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Stan Smith, school of life sciences professor and interim associate vice president for research conducts research on Nevada’s native vegetation and the challenges posed by invasive plant species.

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Scott Abella oversees the vegetation monitoring and data management program of the UNLV Public Lands Institute and teaches in the school of life sciences.

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Undergraduate students contribute to many major scientific research projects at UNLV.

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Erika Cecilia Ruiz, a visiting undergraduate from the University of Sonora, found her research projects at UNLV a life-changing opportunity.

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The College of Sciences provides students the opportunity to explore the mysteries of our natural world.

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Jason “Jake” Williams, a postdoctoral scholar at UNLV, is the recipient of a prestigious National Research Service Award (NRSA) from National Institute of Health (NIH).

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Assistant professor Michelle Elekonich, school of life sciences, conducts research with honeybees, a by-product of her research on muscle use and aging is a delicious supply of “UNLV honey.”

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Postdoctoral scientist Jason “Jake” Williams, professor Stephen Roberts, and assistant professor Michelle Elekonich (left to right), from the school of life sciences are working on a National Science Foundation grant ($667,000) to explore the biological factors relating to aging. The study of honeybees provides important insights into aspects of aging in humans.

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Professor Brett Riddle, school of life sciences, examines a selection of mammals indigenous to southern Nevada.

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Animal specimens, ranging from DNA samples to full-body examples, are an important teaching and research tool.

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Lois Alexander, research associate in the school of life sciences, examines a variety of bats commonly found in Nevada.

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Animal specimens, including many species indigenous to southern Nevada, are used in courses and research projects conducted in the school of life sciences.

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The tools of science.

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Column chromatographic separation of an organic compound (purification process).

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Kelly McGrath (M.S., Chemistry, 2008) working in the lab of Dong-Chan Lee, assistant professor of chemistry.

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Kyoungmi Jang (Ph.D. student, Chemistry) from South Korea working with fluorescent nanofibers.

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Clemens Heske, chemistry professor and colleagues (visible in the reflection) view the latest scientific equipment designed to further research on energy conversion and conservation.

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Graduate students experience the intricacies of scientific research on energy conversion.

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Jang-Hyun Ryou, a post-doctoral scholar from South Korea working in the lab.

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The UNLV Genomics Center includes state-of-the-art scientific equipment, operated by skilled technicians.

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This unit automates all thermal and wash cycles for the hybridization of microarrays spotted on standard glass slides.

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Profesor Carl Reiber prepares a sample for study in the UNLV Genomics Center.

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The UNLV Genomics Center is housed in the School of Life Sciences.

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Animal specimens are an integral part of teaching and research programs in the School of Life Sciences.

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UNLV student Chelsea Hess enjoys her internship at The Mirage aquarium.

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Undergraduate student Azucena Benito studies protein and gene expression analysis of honey bees.

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Chuck Milne, a professor at the College of Southern Nevada, studies honey bees to better understand the immune system and aging process in humans, with support from a UNLV NSF grant.

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Crystal Erickson, a UNLV undergraduate studies desert moss species, an important biological component of soil crusts in arid regions.

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2008 summer interns Maria Castellanos, UNLV (left) Amanda Yates, Washington State University (center), Karen Levy, UNLV (right), whose research focuses on Shiella flexneri, a pathogenic bacterium that causes severe dysentery in humans commonly known as shigellosis.

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Graduate student Elana Paladino, School of Life Sciences uses Drosophila melanogaster, the fruit fly, to analyze the effects of hormone-signaling in specific tissue to better understand how higher metazoan transporters function, especially those specific to pumping steroids outside of cells.

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UNLV undergraduate Tesla Birnbaum and Bing Zhang, assistant professor of physics and astronomy are investigating the properties of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) and how surrounding interstellar medium contribute to the observed bimodal distribution of optical afterglow luminosities.

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Graduate student Lacie Brownell prepares an experiment to develop polymeric catalysts, new organic/polymeric materials for electronics or energy storage, and polyelectrolyte membranes for fuel cell applications.

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Research projects in the UNLV Chemistry Department include efforts to develop polymeric catalysts, new organic/polymeric materials for electronics or energy storage, and polyelectrolyte membranes for fuel cell applications.

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Undergraduate student Adi Avi-Izak contributes to state-of-the-art research projects in the laboratory of assistant professor Chulsung Bae.

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Graduate student Lacie Brownell prepares an experiment to develop polymeric catalysts, new organic/polymeric materials for electronics or energy storage, and polyelectrolyte membranes for fuel cell applications.

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Graduate student Jihoon Shin works to develop polymeric catalysts, new organic/polymeric materials for electronics or energy storage, and polyelectrolyte membranes for fuel cell applications.

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