College of Sciences News
In the College of Sciences, discovery and education go hand-in-hand to provide innovative and engaging learning environments to enable students to go on to successful careers as researchers, educators, private-industry scientists, and health professionals.
Current Sciences News
Kingsley Ukandu is pursuing two graduate degrees so he can help take the guesswork out of public health decision making.
This graduate student is putting her expertise to work on protecting Southern Nevada's most important water supply.
Early in her education, Linjie Ying developed a strong sense of independence. Now through mentorship, the first-gen student is developing the skills needed for applied research.
UNLV research shows that water can change its structure under the scrutiny of intense pressure, giving us an idea of its appearance on extraterrestrial worlds.
The Engineering Alumna of the Year leads data and business intelligence analysts at the Nevada National Security Sites while helping connect UNLV students with industry opportunities.
The College of Sciences Alumna of the Year and NASA planetary geologist fosters internship opportunities for UNLV's next generation of scientists.
Sciences In The News
Deep in the glacial peaks of high alpine zones exists a rare bug that thrives in harsh conditions. The colder, the better for ice crawlers, also known as ice bugs or rock crawlers.
Less than 1% of NASA’s workforce are astronauts. The majority of professionals have carved out unique — if less public — roles supporting our nation’s space goals. Here are some of NASA's most interesting earthbound personnel.
Minerals in the space rock provide hints about the early history of the red planet, when water was flowing on the surface.
Blasted off Mars by a giant impact long ago, the meteorite Teghaza 001 eventually fell to Earth in the Sahara Desert. Now it’s revealing previously hidden chapters of Mars’s deep past
The nonprofit Grand Canyon Trust says its new analysis of monitoring wells in the Grand Canyon region shows wells within a nearby uranium mine have unusually high arsenic levels compared to other groundwater sources in the area.
Pinyon Plain Mine representatives argue that the toxic metal is naturally occurring, not contamination from the mining operation.
