Campus News
| March 6, 2025
UNLV Newsmakers 2025: February
The rosiest headlines and highlights featuring the students and faculty of UNLV.
Articles Featuring Stephen Rowland
Research
| May 3, 2023
Frenchman Mountain Dolostone: 500 Million-Year-Old Grand Canyon Rock Layer Finally Gets A Name
UNLV geologists name ancient rock layer after Las Vegas mountain that contains similar strata; research published in the journal Geosphere.
Research
| December 29, 2020
UNLV Newsmakers 2020: Research and Economic Development
A yearlong collection of UNLV faculty making the news for their discoveries and contributions to the community.
Research
| August 25, 2020
Tiny Footprints, Big Discovery: Reptile Tracks Oldest Ever Found in Grand Canyon
UNLV geologist investigating 310 million-year-old fossil trackway from ancient reptilian creature.
Research
| May 1, 2020
New Study Links Geologic Features of Las Vegas’ Frenchman Mountain with Grand Canyon
Las Vegas Valley rock layer matches that of a famous interval of rocks at the Grand Canyon; findings reported in the journal Geology.
Research
| December 26, 2018
Newsmakers 2018: Research
In 2018, faculty and students collaborated with one another and international colleagues on scientific exploration that sought to help people make sense of themselves and the world around them.
Research
| November 13, 2015
Digging Up Mammoth Fossils
UNLV paleontologists recover mammoth fossils northwest of Las Vegas.
Business and Community
| October 28, 2014
Happy 150th Nevada!
We're celebrating the state's sesquicentennial with some fun facts and insightful observations from UNLV professors.