Research In Print: Winter 2013

Faculty authors explore mass media and weddings, race as a false consciousness, the birth of the Middle East, and more.

From Breakthrough To Business: Abel-Santos

UNLV faculty discoveries have commercial applications with value to the university, the private sector, and, ultimately, you. Learn about UNLV chemistry professor Ernesto Abel-Santos, who is working to move his innovative thinking out of the laboratory and into the boardroom.

From Breakthrough To Business: Schill

UNLV faculty discoveries have commercial applications with value to the university, the private sector, and, ultimately, you. Learn about UNLV engineering professor Robert Schill, who is working to move his innovative thinking out of the laboratory and into the boardroom.

From Breakthrough To Business: Schiller

UNLV faculty discoveries have commercial applications with value to the university, the private sector, and, ultimately, you. Learn about UNLV life sciences professor Martin Schiller, who is working to move his innovative thinking out of the laboratory and into the boardroom.

What Do Families and Teams Have in Common?

They both have built-in support groups, and they’re both subjects of interest to Brad Donohue. The UNLV psychology professor takes the principles of Family Behavior Therapy and applies them in a variety of contexts, including athletic performance.

The Story of Four Fellowships

Meet four recipients of UNLV’s most prestigious graduate fellowships and learn about their research and their gratitude for the funding that made it possible.

Helping the Most Vulnerable

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.

The Making of “The Most Important Day of Your Life”

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.

Playful Poetry

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

Race and Reality

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.

Map-making, Massacres, and the Middle East

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.

A Place in the Sun

Talent and hard work helped Team UNLV earn their top-in-the-nation ranking in the Solar Decathlon 2013. But research is the next priority for several team members after the award-winning home is relocated to the Las Vegas Springs Preserve.