News: School of Life Sciences

Katelyn DiBenedetto holds an arrowhead
Research |

From finances to energy, health care, and more, UNLV graduate student researchers are asking important questions about America’s future.

Donald Price
People |

This biologist advises students to become involved in research to enhance their academic experience.

Brian Hedlund collects samples in grass at Lake Mead
Business and Community |

DuPont Industrial Biosciences will sponsor research conducted by UNLV microbiologist Brian Hedlund.

Nora Caberoy looks through microscopw slide
Research |

Nora Caberoy discovered that her research on proteins in the eye might someday help us fight Alzheimer’s.

A hiker descends the Angels Landing route in Zion National Park
Research |

As the National Park Service celebrates its 100th anniversary, UNLV professor Scott Abella explores the conservation challenges officials face.

Biochemistry professor Ron Gary
Research |

Biochemist Ron Gary's enzyme research seeks to defeat cancer and Alzheimer's disease.

Mey Mey Heng
People |

A first-generation student, she hopes to pave the way for her immigrant family.

Ryan Francis presents his group's project
Research |

The office of undergraduate research helps UNLV students learn, grow, and shine.

Scott Abella
Business and Community |

UNLV professor Scott Abella on why national parks matter more than ever to everyone from foodies to Civil War historians to the average Joe sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic.

Jordan Shiraki photographs a Lamborghini
People |

How alumnus Jordan Shiraki's degree in biology fueled his career as a commercial photographer for Lamborghini and Dodge.

Diana Pena and Ai-Sun (Kelly) Tseng
Research |

A fascination with tissue restoration inspires a UNLV professor and undergraduate student to team up to understand how frogs might impact the fate of humankind.

commencement ceremony
Campus News |

UNLV has a commencement tradition for the president to honor a few exceptional students who embody the academic, research, and community impact of the graduating class.