Topic: College of Sciences

Research Brief: UNLV Physicists Lower the Pressure on Room-Temperature Superconductivity
UNLV physicist Ashkan Salamat poses for a photo in his lab with green lasers in front of him and a computer screen behind him
Research | August 2, 2021
New discovery details how metals at room temperature can move from one state to another with a relatively small change in pressure.
Scientist, Survivor, and Stargazer
Close-up of Lisa Danielson with her head thrown back, laughing.
People | March 31, 2021
UNLV alumna shoots for the stars and lands at NASA and Los Alamos.
UNLV and University of Rochester Physicists Observe Room-Temperature Superconductivity
UNLV professor Ashkan Salamat in his lab on UNLV's campus
Research | October 14, 2020
The discovery, reported in the journal Nature, opens door for reimagining the energy grid, technology, society
UNLV and Get Outdoors Nevada Partner to Teach Science Through Nature
Students point at artwork
Business and Community | July 28, 2020
Grant trains UNLV students to teach science concepts to more than 4,000 local elementary students.
UNLV Professor Helps Make Key Coronavirus Test Kit Component
A woman in a labcoat manipulates a test tube
Business and Community | April 17, 2020
Life sciences' Helen Wing and colleagues assisting Southern Nevada Health District with viral transport medium; other faculty in College of Sciences contribute protective equipment.
Experimenting with Science: Annual Program Energizes Local Elementary Schoolers about STEM
A group of five fifth graders partake in an experiment during UNLV's Rebel Science Camp.
Business and Community | March 3, 2020
Nearly 550 local fifth graders to attend UNLV’s Rebel Science Camp in 2020.
Exhibit Showcases the Art in Science Research
a close-up of a group of circles
Arts and Culture | September 30, 2019
Researchers from the College of Sciences showcase the artistic side of science by featuring their most captivating research images.
New High-Precision Machine to Bolster UNLV Research in Sciences
A photo depicting the exterior of the Science and Engineering Building on UNLV's campus.
Campus News | September 19, 2019
UNLV received a nearly $700,000 National Science Foundation grant to house ‘multicollector’ device, the first of its kind in Nevada.
Round Earth Clues: How Science Proves that our Home is a Globe
An image of the Earth depicted as a flat surface.
Research | March 11, 2019
As the Flat Earth Theory gains resurgence with a new Netflix documentary, a UNLV astronomer explains how it fizzles.
Quick Take: Out of This World
senior Amber Turner and alumna Lisa Danielson
Research | May 3, 2017
UNLV undergraduate and NASA intern Amber Turner shares her remarkable research journey, which may someday lead to human civilizations on other planets.
UNLV Honors Student Wins Gold(water)!
Devon Payne
Campus News | April 19, 2017
Junior microbiology major selected as a 2017 Goldwater Scholar.