News: Division of Research

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Sponsored program funding serves as one indication of research growth and sophistication

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The Atlantic Monthly ranks UNLV’s graduate-level creative writing programs among best in the nation.

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UNLV life sciences researchers brought in more than $7 million last year to study topics ranging from the life span of honeybees to global climate change.

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UNLV introduces initiatives supporting research and outreach designed to help the community, state, and region address issues most critical to sustaining and enhancing quality of life.

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Engineering professor Brendan O’Toole and his team are driven to find ways to protect soldiers through the innovative use of research and technology.

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The Harry Reid Silver State Research Award honors UNLV’s most respected faculty scholars, whose work exemplifies the best in Nevada research.

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When unsolicited praise for UNLV’s research and graduate programs arrives, it’s good news for both the university and the community

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Designed to encourage faculty collaboration and acquisition of external grant funding, the President’s Research Award has also sparked intriguing research projects on subjects ranging from nanotechnology to volcanoes.

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Satish Sharma releases the first of four biographical books centered on the relationships between Mahatma Gandhi and the four men he considered to be his greatest influences.

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Law professor Thomas B. McAffee discusses the history, context, and impact of the Ninth and Tenth amendments to the U.S. Constitution, which focus on the powers held by the states and by the people.

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The focus of UNLV philosophy professor Paul Schollmeier’s new book is the ancient Greek notion of happiness and how it may be applied to our modern lives.

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Anthony J. Ferri examines how the concept of suspension of disbelief affects viewer’s emotional engagement with films.