Shaping the Future of Science
Education. Discovery. Innovation.
Fifty years ago, the College of Science and Mathematics was formed. The following year, Robert Smith began serving as founding dean, with nearly 500 undergraduate and 41 graduate students enrolled. This fall, there are approximately 2,500 undergraduate students and 250 graduate students in five core academic areas: biological sciences, chemistry, geoscience, mathematics, and physics (and astronomy).
What's Happening
Physics professor Michael Pravica's work on useful hard X-ray photochemistry could reveal novel materials — and possibly an explanation for the origin of life on Earth.
UNLV helps students overcome their math anxiety.
Students find support through updated math courses, pilot programs.
Nevada is the nation’s third-most seismically active state and neighbors quake-prone California, which experienced two temblors in early July felt in Las Vegas. UNLV geoscientist Wanda Taylor explains why, and what we can do to prepare.
Announcements
In The News
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Aug. 16, 2019 | Popular Mechanics
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Aug. 5, 2019 | Las Vegas Sun
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Jul. 29, 2019 | KSNV-TV: News 3
Accomplishments
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Aug. 21, 2019
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Aug. 20, 2019
Experts
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Professor, Physics
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Associate Professor of Geoscience
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Lincy Assistant Professor of Life Sciences
High Pressure Science and Engineering Center
The High Pressure Science and Engineering Center (HiPSEC) is supported by the DOE-NNSA Stewardship Science Academic Alliances. HiPSEC is based at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and is a multidisciplinary research group consisting of faculty, staff and students of the Physics and Astronomy , Geoscience, Chemistry and Engineering Departments.