Research
| March 11, 2019
Round Earth Clues: How Science Proves that our Home is a Globe
As the Flat Earth Theory gains resurgence with a new Netflix documentary, a 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ astronomer explains how it fizzles.
Topic: science and technology
Campus News
| January 29, 2019
Equal Access to the Digital World
Just how usable are your handouts, videos, and Canvas course postings? New Office of Accessibility Resources helps ensure your digital communication can be understood by all.
Business and Community
| January 16, 2019
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Startup Uses Genes to Create Personalized Diets
Food Genes and Me is a site and software that lets users figure out health risks and how to solve them within minutes.
Research
| January 4, 2019
Quick Take: The Numbers Tell the Story on Climate Change
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ physicist developed a calculator to compute the significance of using renewables in a warming world.
Research
| December 26, 2018
Newsmakers 2018: Research
In 2018, faculty and students collaborated with one another and international colleagues on scientific exploration that sought to help people make sense of themselves and the world around them.
Research
| December 12, 2018
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Study Unlocks Clues to How Planets Form
Astrophysicists discover a large population of potential young planets in distant solar systems.
Research
| November 28, 2018
Quick Take: What the Fourth National Climate Assessment Means for Nevada and the West
Climate change researcher Matt Lachniet explains the impacts of hotter temperatures.
Research
| October 4, 2018
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ to Mark Research Week October 8-12 with Series of Community Events
The public is invited to get a first-hand glimpse at innovation.
Research
| September 18, 2018
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Study Explores Possible Life on the Moons of Rogue Planets
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ astrophysicists ponder "reservoirs of life" on the moons of planets expelled by their hosts and drifting through the galaxy.
Campus News
| September 11, 2018
4 Cool Things You Didn’t Know About Entertainment Engineering
How fusing technology and fine arts is helping students build new creations and careers at top studios like Pixar.
Business and Community
| July 23, 2018
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ, GOED, and Fraunhofer Team Up to Position Nevada as Autonomous Mobility Leader
The three organizations will collaborate to research and develop new autonomous transportation solutions for Southern Nevada.
People
| July 3, 2018
Rees' Rocks Roll on to the National Science Foundation Repository
As geologist Peg Rees heads to retirement, the 4,000 pounds of rocks she collected go to the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center.