News: Division of Research

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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.

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UNLV history professor María Raquél Casas explores the racial and gender dynamics of interethnic marriage for Spanish-Mexican women in colonial California.

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The relationship between research and graduate education is considered of tremendous value to both faculty and students. Why are the two so mutually beneficial?

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Greenspun Hall will centralize departments in the College of Urban Affairs and pave the way for high-tech collaborative research.

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UNLV President Dr. David B. Ashley, Executive Vice President and Provost Dr. Neal J. Smatresk, and Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate College Dr. Ron Smith welcome Innovation readers to the Spring 2008 issue.

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

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UNLV’s School of Public Health conducts a variety of research projects to help address pressing community health concerns.

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UNLV professor Bo Bernhard is counting on research to help in the prevention and treatment of problem gambling in Southern Nevada and beyond

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Hydrogen may be the fuel of the future, but myriad research challenges must be addressed before its potential is realized. UNLV science and engineering faculty are leading the effort to harness the power of nature’s most abundant element

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Gene Hall advises that the most effective way to implement change in organizations is by viewing it as a process.