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Research Briefs: Winter 2015
Unwelcome flora, an attack on HIV, body-camera survey, up-close Nobel laureates, a battery-powered partnership, gaming law, robotic “muscles,” full-day kindergarten, funds for biomedical research, and a low-oxygen fish.
'This Could Be Your Ticket Out'
The increasing popularity of state lotteries coincides with a stagnant social mobility, according to work of the latest Eadington Fellow. Catch his free talk at 3 p.m. Dec. 3.
2015 Annual Report on UNLV Research Activity
An annual accounting of research and economic development activity over the last fiscal year.
Bullish on Research
UNLV patent applications have tripled in the last two years, and three startup companies have been formed, demonstrating the university’s revitalized commitment to bringing its research to the marketplace. Learn about three innovative discoveries that are contributing to the remarkable growth in commercialization of UNLV research.
$500,000 in Faculty Opportunity Awards Provide Seed Funding
Research projects from 20 UNLV faculty members have been selected to receive approximately $500,000 in Faculty Opportunity Awards, university officials announced earlier this year.
UNLV Establishes Licensing Agreement with Able Therapeutics
UNLV has reached a licensing agreement with Abel Therapeutics, a start-up company that seeks to commercialize the discoveries of biochemistry professor Ernesto Abel-Santos.
Coupling Up May Make Life Possible on Other Planets
Planetary neighbors can help each other sustain life, according to new research from UNLV and Harvard scientists.
McCarran Airport: Making the International Connections
University Forum talk examines into the role that airports play politically, economically, and culturally in connecting America’s Western cities with the world.
Shaping Las Vegas Through a Culture of Contribution
The Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project at UNLV University Libraries documents the rich history of our region’s Jewish people and a city they transformed.