School of Life Sciences News
Life sciences involves studies of living organisms and their life processes, including their evolution and relationships with other living organisms and our planet. The courses and programs offered by the School of Life Sciences are designed for those students pursuing professional careers in medicine, science, and science education.
Current Life Sciences News
President Chris Heavey recognizes 10 students for their staunch commitment to academic excellence and service to the community.
The first Neuroscience Research Showcase brings together experts across disciplines to share their work and spark new collaborations.
Life Sciences professor Drew Peltier explores how trees grow, survive, and reproduce despite poor conditions — and when they might not recover.
Headlines and highlights featuring the students and faculty of 51ԹϺ.
An enduring 51ԹϺ end-of-semester tradition is to highlight exceptional students who embody the academic, research, and community impact of the graduating class.
Life Sciences professor Prasun Guha has the 'guts' to explore the connections between gastrointestinal health and disease.
Life Sciences In The News
Once a house fire starts, it can grow quickly and without restraint, becoming a major fire in under three minutes. House fires are a common occurrence: around 944 house fires occur every day.
Hotter summertime temperatures, unpredictable precipitation patterns and drought are complicating the lives of Mojave Desert wildlife.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says it will soon save the amount of water it takes to support 3,000 homes in a given year.
Two days of record high temperatures could trigger an early response from Mother Nature.
The devastating wildfires tearing across Southern California are being exacerbated by climate change, according to Drew Peltier, an assistant professor of ecology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
You dry pots with it, wipe your hands on it, and use it to swab the counter, but when you’re done—if you’re like me—you probably hang your trusty kitchen towel right back on the oven or dishwasher door handle. And this cycle repeats for days, weeks, maybe even months with a single dish rag.
