Research is Largest Effort To Date To Examine High-Temp Ecosystems and Their Potential Contributions To Science; Funded Through $3.75 Million NSF Award

Microbiologist Brian Hedlund goes prospecting in Nevada's hot springs for new sources of clean energy.

NSHE Faculty, Special Guests Address Current Issues in Renewable and Clean Energy Research and Technology

A partnership between UNLV and The Mirage Dolphin Habitat helps students learn the ins and outs of training dolphins.

A number of UNLV professors receive systemwide and universitywide awards for notable research and creative activities.

While drought conditions in the West continue to produce record drops in water levels at Lake Mead, a rising tide of research at UNLV seeks to address some of the region's most pressing water issues.

Students put down books and pick up passports for unique learning experiences.

While drought conditions in the West continue to produce record drops in water levels at Lake Mead, a rising tide of research at UNLV seeks to address some of the region’s most pressing water issues.

Researchers find that artificial turf temperatures may be too hot for summer fun.

A life sciences doctoral student is exploring the habitat choices of speckled rattlesnakes in the Mojave Desert. This research will help hikers avoid them during hiking season and improve conservation efforts for the desert serpents.

UNLV is going big and thinking small as it moves to the forefront of solar energy research. The UNLV Center for Energy Research has installed the world’s most powerful solar energy generator while a UNLV chemist is working to expand solar cell technology.

UNLV life sciences researchers brought in more than $7 million last year to study topics ranging from the life span of honeybees to global climate change.