News: Division of Research

Wildfire scorch marks.
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UNLV research shows that FEMA-declared wildfire disasters in the fastest-growing home development areas have minimal impact on new home construction.

Image of the Grand Canyon from above
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UNLV geologists name ancient rock layer after Las Vegas mountain that contains similar strata; research published in the journal Geosphere.

 

Las Vegas skyline
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Researchers say tracking methodology in Southern Nevada fungal outbreak provides blueprint for monitoring and responding to emerging global public health threat.

artist conception of fast radio burst
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International team of scientists reports a possible correlation between gravitational waves from neutron star mergers and fast radio bursts; results could improve understanding of how some deep-space bursts occur.  

close up image of a microscope shining light on a slide
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International team of scientists reveals first in-depth look at Omnitrophota, one of the world’s oldest and tiniest bacteria.

radiological safety warning sign
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UNLV School of Integrated Health Sciences professor Francis Cucinotta participates in research with implications to be felt from a doctor’s exam room to the nuclear energy industry. 

researchers standing over sewer manhole
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Researchers track and compare wastewater samples between the Las Vegas Strip and the local community to better estimate visitor impacts to local disease trends. 

man posing in lab
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A polymer created by a longtime chemistry professor can lower the risk of fires when used as a component of lithium-ion batteries.

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People |

The research infrastructure manager finds joy in troubleshooting the inevitable research space issues all across campus.

H. Jeremy Cho
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New UNLV research is using a resource hidden in plain sight, pulling water out of thin air through atmospheric water harvesting.

Brett Abarbanel standing with arms folded at the Circa sportsbook
Business and Community |

As more states adopt legal sports betting, International Gaming Institute leader Brett Abarbanel talks regulations, research, and the industry’s changing ‘boys’ club’ reputation.

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People |

Beyond being passionate about researching climate change and its environmental impacts — Marie-Odile Fortier is unobjectively enthusiastic about educating others on the complex topic.