Topic: environment

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Colorado River 2026
People |

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.

Center for Urban Water Conservation plants
Research |

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.

three female students on boat looking out at river
Campus News |

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.

engineering professor Eakalak Khan holds up three tubes of water
Research |

An interdisciplinary team developing a household filtration and distillation unit is ready to advance to onsite pilot testing phase.

Danny Villanueva talks with students visiting Ash Meadows
Research |

Daniel Villanueva returns to the School of Life Sciences to help address challenges facing the endangered Devils Hole pupfish.

man working under umbrella in front of Student Union
Campus News |

UNLV Risk Management & Safety's Heat Stress Program helps the campus avoid heat illness.