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Research Briefs: Fall 2012
Discovery of a new scorpion species; medication errors by domestically and internationally trained nurses; magnetic bacteria with potential for the biotech industry; stalagmites act as rain gauges; and UNLV’s institutional repository.
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A Career Achievement
An elite group of UNLV faculty have been honored with the National Science Foundation’s prestigious Career Award, which is designed “to establish a lifetime of leadership in integrating education and research.”
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A Career Achievement: Lee
Meet Dong-Chan Lee, one of several UNLV recipients of the National Science Foundation’s prestigious CAREER Award, the highly competitive grant designed to establish leadership in education and research.
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A Career Achievement: Rennels
Meet Jennifer Rennels, one of several UNLV recipients of the National Science Foundation’s prestigious CAREER Award, the highly competitive grant designed to establish leadership in education and research.
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Advances in Adolescent Education
As new technologies are being developed, new opportunities for educational resources are increasingly available to teachers and students. In his recent book, UNLV education professor Tom Bean lays out strategies for taking advantage of these resources and incorporating them into the classroom to help students achieve success in the technology age.
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Poetry of the People
UNLV distinguished professor Catherine Bellver takes a literary journey back to 1920s Spain, exploring the vanguard poetry movement of the time that sprung from cultural progression, innovation, and shifting gender norms.
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Legacies Intertwined
A new book by UNLV journalism professor Gregory Borchard delves into the connected lives of president Abraham Lincoln and 19th century newspaper editor Horace Greeley, both of whom wielded wide influence on the trajectory of the U.S. Civil War and have left an indelible imprint on U.S. history.
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What Does It Mean to Be a Father?
UNLV anthropology professor Peter Gray and fellow anthropologist Kermyt Anderson have written a book exploring the biological and social aspects of “fatherhood” and how paternal attitudes have evolved across time and in different cultures.
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Silver State Scholars: Gerstenberger
The Harry Reid Silver State Research Award honors the best of UNLV’s faculty researchers.
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Silver State Scholars: Yim
The Harry Reid Silver State Research Award honors the best of UNLV’s faculty researchers.
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Q&A: Ross Bryant on Student Veterans
As the new director of UNLV Veteran Services, Ross Bryant’s job is to help with the transition from the battlefield to a college campus.
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