News: School of Life Sciences

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Campus News |

A collection of news stories featuring the people and programs of 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ.

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Campus News |

A collection of stories featuring 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s continued flexibility and adaptability in the face of COVID-19.

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Research |

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ microbiologist Brian Hedlund among 119 to join consensus statement published in the journal Nature Microbiology.

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Campus News |

Undergraduate Francisco Valenzuela spearheaded drives that resulted in the donation of more than 7,500 pairs of socks and underwear to The Shade Tree.

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Business and Community |

The university recognizes faculty and student for their work to improve the wellbeing of Southern Nevadans.

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Campus News |

As daily life around the country came to a sudden halt in March, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ rapidly reconfigured the rhythms of its day-to-day operations and lent its considerable expertise to fighting the virus in Nevada.

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People |

The budget analyst on the reasons she and husband Robert are now 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ lifers.

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Campus News |

An enduring 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ end-of-semester tradition is to highlight exceptional students who embody the academic, research, and community impact of the graduating class.

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People |

School of Life Sciences grad used fruit flies to study the nature of obesity.

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People |

In her transdisciplinary Honors College thesis project, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ senior Kendahl Servino investigates how our regard for our hands can reveal far more than we might expect.

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Business and Community |

Life sciences' Helen Wing and colleagues assisting Southern Nevada Health District with viral transport medium; other faculty in College of Sciences contribute protective equipment.

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Research |

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ microbiologist Brian Hedlund on the science of germs, where they like to lurk, and how to effectively get rid of them.