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What’s Happening

New General Sciences Degree Program Will Help Increase STEM Graduates

Silver graduation cap reads "I did it" among other red graduation caps.

Aug. 12, 2022

UNLV’s College of Sciences introduces a new degree program aimed at ensuring students complete their degree.

Low Pressure, High Stakes: UNLV Physicists Make Major Gains in Race for Room-Temperature Superconductivity

Aug. 3, 2022

Newly published research builds on team’s landmark 2020 discovery of a room-temperature superconductor by replicating results with even greater efficiency.

UNLV Newsmakers 2022: July

Remember sculptor Claes Oldenburg who created UNLV's iconic Flashlight sculpture this month.

Aug. 3, 2022

A collection of news stories highlighting university experts’ insights on and contributions to health, environment, and society.

Developing the Skill and Will to Succeed in STEM: Program Earns NSF Grant Renewal

Jul. 26, 2022

Scholarships and career-readiness support help talented students succeed at UNLV and beyond.

UNLV Newsmakers 2022: June

Jul. 11, 2022

A collection of news stories highlighting UNLV experts who made headlines locally, nationally, and around the world.

UNLV Physicist's Modeling Theories Aimed at Discovering Materials for Future Tech

Jul. 7, 2022

Qiang Zhu receives NSF CAREER Award for his work to guide the development of organic materials important to energy and memory storage.

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Savage Storm Flash floods hit Las Vegas strip with shocking videos showing water pouring into iconic casino weeks after last flooding

The Sun

Aug. 13, 2022

The natural disaster comes just two weeks after some of the most famous casinos - Circa Resort, Caesars Palace, Planet Hollywood Casino, and the LINQ Hotel - were flooded due to monsoon rains.

Las Vegas Hit With Another Round of Flash Floods as Water Rushes Through Casinos, Garages

Outsider

Aug. 12, 2022

Las Vegas has been hit with yet more flooding after heavy rains caused water to rush into casinos and hotel lobbies in late July. Now, the rains are back, and the iconic Las Vegas Strip is once again left underwater.

Our lakes our trying to teach us something. Are we learning the lesson?

Reno News & Review

Aug. 4, 2022

Those seeking a dystopian postcard for the effects of long-term megadrought and human-caused climate change will find a dandy at Lake Mead.

Accomplishments

Honors: Harry Jang

Jul. 28, 2022

Harry Jang (Chemistry and Biochemistry) has been awarded a prize in the Innovations in Nuclear Technology R&D Awards sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, office of nuclear fuel and supply chain. Jang's award is in the Competition for Students at Universities with Less than $600 Million…

Published: Art Gelis, Dan Koury, and Kelly Seeley

Jul. 26, 2022

Art Gelis, Dan Koury, and Kelly Seeley (all Chemistry and Biochemistry) recently were published in JACS, the Journal of the American Chemical Society for their work, "Transuranium Sulfide via the Boron Chalcogen Mixture Method and Reversible Water Uptake in the NaCuTS3 Family." This research, in…

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