Shaping the Future of Science
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2,192
Students
86.5
%
1st Year Retention Rate of Fall 2023 Student Cohort
In the News
Real Simple
Turn your garden into a hummingbird magnet.
Donald K. Price
Professor of Biology
A pair of UNLV graduates, Sarah Galera and Sophia Lorenzana, are helping preserve the Wetlands through a tree monitoring project with Clark County.
Simply Recipes
I’ve picked up a few tips in the restaurants and food service jobs I’ve worked at over the years. One habit that I’ve picked up from restaurant life is that any time I use a dishcloth, it’s getting tossed in the laundry.
Brian Hedlund
Professor, Life Sciences
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
Associate Professor-in-Residence, School of Life Sciences
An expert on mammals.
Professor of Biology
An expert on the evolution of bird, bat, and insect species.
Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences
An expert in ecology, fire management, and U.S. National Parks.