Alumni Association announces recipients of its Alumni of the Year, Outstanding Faculty Awards. Fred Albrecht receives top honors.

UNLV researchers report in Nature Geoscience that phosphate, which plays a role in life-creating chemical reactions, may have been more plentiful on early Mars than during the emergence of life on Earth.

Resident experts Barbara Luke and Wanda Taylor weigh in as UNLV prepares to participate in the Great Nevada Shakeout on Thursday.

Take a peek at the fossil discoveries of paleontologist Josh Bonde.

Statistics professor looks for the connections between medicine and the innovative design of experiments.

UNLV physicist Yusheng Zhao earns federal grant to create a more stable, higher performing lithium-ion battery.

UNLV scientists collaborate with DOE's Joint Genome Institute, publish findings on exploration of microbial dark matter in latest issue of Nature.

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

Physical chemist receives the highest honor the university bestows on faculty members.

American Association for the Advancement of Science - Pacific Division makes its first-ever stop at UNLV for annual conference on desert science.

Gene Smith dug deep into the earth while Diane Smith reached for the stars. Memorial service for Gene will be held Sept. 27.

Cave deposits reveal 22,000 years of North American monsoon rainfall.