News: Department of Geoscience

spring flowers
Campus News |

The rosiest headlines and highlights featuring the students and faculty of UNLV.

NASA's Perseverance Rover
Research |

UNLV-led research details early insights from NASA’s Perseverance rover; Specimens due back on Earth in the 2030s.

blue recycle bins stacked together
Campus News |

The university becomes the first NSHE institution to introduce a comprehensive plan for tackling climate change.

a park ranger speaks with visitors at Ice Age Fossils Park in Nevada
People |

Geoscience graduate Dawn Reynoso helps create Ice Age Fossils State Park.

group posing in front of sign that reads Ice Age Fossils State Park
Campus News |

GeoPaths program leads to more student-centered and interactive Earth science classes.

Madison Montellano
People |

Madison Montellano knows what it means to take the road less traveled, embracing each twist and turn through her academic adventure.

a crane pours glowing hot steel into a large vat
Research |

Funding is part of Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program to develop zero emissions ironmaking and ultra-low life cycle emissions steelmaking.

A view of the South Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park from the Rim Trail
Campus News |

UNLV geology class challenges students to answer the question: How green is green? 

woman standing atop two closed dumpsters
Campus News |

Revitalization efforts for Drive Up Drop Off program will include repainting dumpsters and new signage to spread the word about the program's services.

two men inspecting mining samples
People |

Nevada Gold Mines internship helps UNLV students pursue research while the company uses their findings to streamline processes.

view of the Grand Canyon
Research |

UNLV-led team explores relationship between warming post-Ice Age temperatures and intensifying summer monsoon rains on groundwater reserves.

marine fossil fragments
Research |

Discovery of abundant, diverse range of remains give scientists new lens on historical underwater ecosystem changes and potential future conservation strategies.