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UNLV Earns Carnegie Elective Classification for Sustainability
The designation recognizes UNLV’s work to advance sustainability through its teaching, research, operations, and community partnerships.
From Lake Mead to the Backyard: Water Conservation 101
Longtime UNLV soil, water, and plant scientist Dale Devitt shatters sustainability myths and shares lawn care tips and tricks to maximize water conservation for desert living.
Using Water Wisely and Making it Count
As allocations from the Colorado River further squeeze the Las Vegas Valley’s water resources, innovation from UNLV's Center for Urban Water Conservation may ease the burden on plants and communities.
Tracing the Colorado River: UNLV Honors Students Take Water Policy on the Road
A three-day, 1,000-mile journey to the Colorado River's Rocky Mountain headwaters turned a semester of water policy coursework into something students could literally wade into deeply.
Saving Every Last Drop: UNLV Researchers Want Rural Nevada Communities to Reuse Wastewater
An interdisciplinary team developing a household filtration and distillation unit is ready to advance to onsite pilot testing phase.
A Career in Conservation Led This Alumnus Back to Graduate Research
Daniel Villanueva returns to the School of Life Sciences to help address challenges facing the endangered Devils Hole pupfish.