UNLV research is central to Nevada’s economic prosperity, increasing the availability of good-paying jobs and the secondary industries that support them. We put our expertise to work through projects and partnerships that solve challenges, create opportunities, and answer the profound questions of our time. UNLV research also directly translates to teaching, elevating student learning and bringing context to issues facing our state, nation, and world.
UNLV's Impact
Tourist Safety Institute researchers scour social media to see how visitors perceive safety in Las Vegas.
By making computer programming more accessible in secondary education, UNLV professor Andy Stefik hopes to make coding easier for anyone to learn.
Life Sciences professor Drew Peltier explores how trees grow, survive, and reproduce despite poor conditions — and when they might not recover.
UNLV-led research details early insights from NASA’s Perseverance rover; Specimens due back on Earth in the 2030s.
New UNLV-led study models thousands of generations to find out why animals – including humans – evolved to prefer short-term gains over more fruitful long-term benefits.
UNLV Brain Health researcher Lina Nih is developing a treatment that could one day alter how practitioners address stroke recovery.
Newly published research showcases tech capable of transforming water vapor into a usable form at a rapid rate in dry climates.
Interdisciplinary research team led by the College of Engineering explores innovation in wastewater reuse at the household level.
By learning resiliency techniques, law enforcement officers can better respond to the needs of the region's residents and tourists.