The state’s seemingly barren land is filled with bizarre mammals — at least for now. Mammalogist Brett Riddle lists off his favorites.

UNLV faculty discoveries have commercial applications with value to the university, the private sector, and, ultimately, you. Learn about UNLV life sciences professor Martin Schiller, who is working to move his innovative thinking out of the laboratory and into the boardroom.

Meet four recipients of UNLV’s most prestigious graduate fellowships and learn about their research and their gratitude for the funding that made it possible.

Not all library visitors have been two-legged humans. In the "Tumbleweed Tech" days, patrons sometimes slithered their way in or slurped from the fountain.

UNLV's scientists make discoveries and share their findings in prestigious journals. But then what?

Two Millennium Scholars make their marks in the College of Sciences.

To discover what's happening with the bighorn sheep population, David Choate must track cougars in the National Desert Wildlife Refuge.

Microbiologist Brian Hedlund knows from experience just how dangerous a hot spring can be.

Nora Caberoy on the complicated structures of the eye, treating blindness, and catching tadpoles.

Meet Brian Hedlund, one of several UNLV recipients of the National Science Foundation’s prestigious CAREER Award, the highly competitive grant designed to establish leadership in education and research.

Meet Frank van Breukelen, one of several UNLV recipients of the National Science Foundation’s prestigious CAREER Award, the highly competitive grant designed to establish leadership in education and research.

An intensive mentorship program for first-generation students places undergraduates in the lab and out in the field. The goal is to inspire students to strive beyond their bachelor's degrees.