News: College of Sciences

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American Association for the Advancement of Science - Pacific Division makes its first-ever stop at UNLV for annual conference on desert science.
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Gene Smith dug deep into the earth while Diane Smith reached for the stars. Memorial service for Gene will be held Sept. 27.

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Cave deposits reveal 22,000 years of North American monsoon rainfall.
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Five-year grant will enhance solar energy technology, address issues related to large-scale solar installations in arid desert lands.

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Hundreds of students from 50 local schools to participate; top high school entries to appear at International Fair.
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Higher education institutions in Nevada collaborate for real-time monitoring of climate and hazards.
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Topol, cardiologist and professor of genomics at The Scripps Research Institute, will discuss how the digital revolution affects health care.
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Fossilized foot bone from extinct dire wolf discovered at Upper Las Vegas Wash; estimated to be 10,000 to 15,000 years old.
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Two Millennium Scholars make their marks in the College of Sciences.

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

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

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Local retiree audits class and is so impressed by stellar professor that he donates money for lecture series.