News: Division of Research

Todd E. Robinson
Research |

History professor takes a look at how the civil-rights struggle played out in second-tier cities like Grand Rapids, Mich.

Bryan Spangelo works in lab
Research |

UNLV researcher patents a chemotherapy compound that uses a heavy metal derivative to improve cancer treatment.

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Campus News |

UNLV removing some of the stumbling blocks for getting students interested in the science and engineering fields. The key: Get 'em while they're young.

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Research |

The three-year project will increase number of practitioners working with children at risk for behavioral health issues.

Satish Sharma
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The social work professor's fourth and final book on the thinkers who shaped the world leader's pacifism and civil disobedience.

George Rhee
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Astronomy professor's book offers a history of cosmology and a primer on what's to come.

Shahram Latifi
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Engineering professor Shahram Latifi draws on a breadth of knowledge to craft elegant solutions to problems fraught with complication.

Fat cells in a normal fly
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An annual accounting of research and economic development activity over the last fiscal year.

Portrait of Dr. Barbara Atkinson
Research |

What will a medical school bring to UNLV research and discovery?

Portrait of Richard Wiley
Research |

UNLV English professor Richard Wiley offers insight into the inspiration and writing process for his newest novel.

Carol Brodie
People |

The university's first proposal development manager says one of the joys of her job is that it allows her to work with faculty in a variety of disciplines.

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Research |
New supercomputer adds a jolt to UNLV research programs. Find out more about some of the projects that will be tapping into the system's processing power.