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
Historic preservation group calls for action to sustain survival of 11 Silver State treasures.
UNLV Incubator at Hughes Center will help students bridge the gap between a big idea and a marketable business.
Local partnership grows to 20 states; monitoring begins in October with implications for future influenza vaccine development.
Study, published this month in Communications Biology, reveals that chronic hyperglycemia impairs memory.
UNLV undergrad Mary Blankenship blends public policy, science, and economics into a cocktail for successful global change.
Research by UNLV economists finds that pandemic stay-at-home orders put a strain on already tight water resources.
UNLV research professor Jeffrey L. Cummings examines Alzheimer's clinical trials pipeline in two new studies.
School of Public Health, Health District partnership includes nearly 240 student contact tracers trained to help minimize the spread of COVID-19.
First-of-its-kind device developed by UNLV for International Space Station experiment will test microgravity and Earth differences in growth and treatment of oral bacteria.