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In the News
Here’s where the August 12 eclipse will be visible, what viewers can expect—and why even a partial eclipse requires proper eye protection.
Jason Steffen
Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Newsweek
As of August 5, the reservoir stood at 1,040.74 feet above sea level, just 0.16 feet (1.9 inches) above its record low of 1,040.58 feet, which was set in July 2022.
Lake Mead is inches away from dropping to a new record low as poor snowpack, years of overuse, a lack of cooperation among the seven basin states that use the Colorado River and even evaporation continue to drain the reservoir.
Accomplishments
The Nevada Center for Astrophysics (Sciences) is one of many collaborators working to develop a new obeservatory which will expand the field of neutrino astronomy. The Tau Air-shower Mountain-Based Observatory (TAMBO) is the next step in being able to more fully map the high-energy neutrino sky.…
Drew Peltier (Life Sciences) co-authored a new meta-analysis in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences titled "Divergent trait controls on soluble sugars and starch underlie global strategies of tree carbohydrate storage." This study showed that phylogeny and functional traits—…
Experts
Professor Emeritus of Hydrology, College of Sciences
An expert on water resources, paleoclimatology, and environmental pollution.
Vice President for Research
An expert in research infrastructure, electrochemistry, chemistry, and radiochemistry.
Professor, Physics
A physics professor, whose specialties include high pressure science, explosives, and high radiation flux.