In The News: Division of Research

Futurity

Mars, strewn with rocks and pocked by craters, may not have an Earth-like continental crust, according to a new study. Instead, researchers pose an alternative theory: Crystallized magma welled up from inside the red planet.

Popular Science

We have a strange nostalgia for our hunter-gatherer days. Despite the fact that many of our ancestors died grim deaths at the hands of animal teeth and simple infections, we seem to cling to the idea that humans were somehow healthier and just, well, better when living off the land. It’s for this reason that many turn to diets based on what either ancestral humans or modern-day hunter-gatherers would eat.

Popular Science

We have a strange nostalgia for our hunter-gatherer days. Despite the fact that many of our ancestors died grim deaths at the hands of animal teeth and simple infections, we seem to cling to the idea that humans were somehow healthier and just, well, better when living off the land. It’s for this reason that many turn to diets based on what either ancestral humans or modern-day hunter-gatherers would eat.

Washington Post

The sediment under a lake in Mexico contains some of the long-sought answers to the mystery of the Mayan demise.

KNPR News

Diversification became the buzz word for Nevada after the Recession, because the state wanted an economy that could survive if gaming failed.

Sirius XM

BYU Radio/ Top of Mind with Julie Rose interviews UNLV sociology professor Simon Gottschalk: The pace of life and work has accelerated drastically in the past 70 years. Even in the last 10 years since phones got smart, things have sped up. What are the consequences of being connected and on-call all the time? Can anything be done to slow it all down?

Chiropractic Economics

Chiropractors now have access to myriad advanced testing options.

Transport Topics

University of Nevada-Las Vegas is joining a German research company to develop an autonomous delivery truck, the university announced July 23.

Las Vegas Sun

UNLV is joining a German research company to develop an autonomous delivery truck, the university announced on Monday.

GovTech

University of Nevada, Las Vegas is joining a German research company to develop an autonomous delivery truck, the university announced on Monday.

Las Vegas Sun

UNLV broke ground today on the Harry Reid Research and Technology Park.

Associated Press

Construction has kicked off on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas's new research and technology park.