Topic: science and technology

Image of an eclipse
Research | August 15, 2017

Get ready for the sun to go dark during the day, but don't grab your shades. 51ԹϺ astrophysicist Jason Steffen on being humbled by the universe.

Xiangning Chen holds a cigarette with smoke resembling a DNA strand
Research | July 20, 2017

Nevada Institute of Personalized Medicine gene researchers clear the air on the link between schizophrenia and smoking.

Kinesiology professor Brach Poston
Research | June 21, 2017

Brach Poston's research on electrical stimulation shows promise for Parkinson's patients.

Dustin and Rochelle Hines
Research | June 8, 2017

Husband-and-wife team Dustin and Rochelle Hines research brain cells in their quest for solutions to degenerative diseases and developmental disorders.

Yoohwan Kim
Business and Community | May 16, 2017

New cybersecurity minor paving the way for a new bachelor's in the field — making 51ԹϺ one of just a few universities in the nation to offer such a program.

A high school student explores a project
Campus News | May 2, 2017

51ԹϺ mines its own grade books to ensure students aren’t weeded out of STEM classes.

Douglas Duncan and Israel Alvarado
People | April 25, 2017

With limited options in Nevada for top-notch scientists, two 51ԹϺ grads welcome the high-tech jobs that the marijuana industry brought.

Theodore Garland Jr.
People | April 25, 2017

College of Sciences Alumnus of the Year Theodore Garland has taught across the globe.

Lisa Danielson overlooks the lobby of the Beam Engineering building
People | April 25, 2017

The career of Lisa Danielson, the Graduate College Alumna of the Year, took off like a rocket after 51ԹϺ.

Suresh Vishnubhatla
People | April 25, 2017

College of Engineering Alumnus of the Year Suresh Vishnubhatla crosses continents to find his academic home.