News: Division of Research

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Meet Dong-Chan Lee, one of several UNLV recipients of the National Science Foundation’s prestigious CAREER Award, the highly competitive grant designed to establish leadership in education and research.

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Effort will help UNLV commercialize research, create partnerships with regional businesses to drive state’s economic recovery.

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The two-year study will help hospitals improve training, patient safety, and quality of care while working with a shortage of qualified nurses.

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The cave formations contain information on historical rainfall patterns which coincide with the rise and fall of ancient cities in Mesoamerica.

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UNLV’s institutional repository houses a digital collection of scholarly and research endeavors that aids in academic communication and recruitment.

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Meet Brian Hedlund, one of several UNLV recipients of the National Science Foundation’s prestigious CAREER Award, the highly competitive grant designed to establish leadership in education and research.

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Meet Frank van Breukelen, one of several UNLV recipients of the National Science Foundation’s prestigious CAREER Award, the highly competitive grant designed to establish leadership in education and research.

Microscopic view of multicolored slice of gold ore.
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The path to discovery can be painstaking, complex, and…aesthetically beautiful. In the following pages, UNLV scientists provide some of the most striking images they’ve examined as part of their research. Learn how these fascinating photos were captured and what they represent.

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An intensive mentorship program for first-generation students places undergraduates in the lab and out in the field. The goal is to inspire students to strive beyond their bachelor's degrees.
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William on mentoring, the relationship between humans and flies, and how they both will make him a better doctor.

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Tiffany on research and why there might be more to the relationship adage "in sickness and in health" than we thought.

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Julienne demystifies microbiology and talks about the road from Durango High to M.D. by way of China.