News: College of Sciences

Close-up of Lisa Danielson with her head thrown back, laughing.
People |

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ alumna shoots for the stars and lands at NASA and Los Alamos.

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Campus News |

A collection of news stories highlighting the experts and events at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ.

A woman places a tray inside a research freezer
Research |

A "minus 80" freezer keeps the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine well below zero, but it was a mistake 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ got it in the first place.

Gary Kleiger sits in his lab with a computer monitor showing a colorful protein complex
Research |

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ scientist Gary Kleiger at the forefront of a potential new drug modality; research published in the journal Nature.

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Research |

Radiochemistry program teaming with universities, national labs for research and development in nuclear science, engineering, and security.

illustration of rover landing
Research |

Before you tune into today's Mars landing, read up on 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's role in the search for life on the Red Planet.

A man rests his palm on his face in front of a whiteboard with equations
Research |

Physics professor Michael Pravica's work on useful hard X-ray photochemistry could reveal novel materials — and possibly an explanation for the origin of life on Earth.

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Campus News |

A collection of news stories from the new year highlighting the experts and events at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ.

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Business and Community |

As the pandemic tightened its grip on Nevada, the nation, and the world, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ responded in ways big and small. Members of the media also turned to 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's faculty experts for answers.

Professor Ashkan Salamat in his lab at U.N.L.V.
Research |

A yearlong collection of 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ faculty making the news for their discoveries and contributions to the community.

U.N.L.V. geoscientist Arya Udry sits in front of her microscope in her office
Research |

Udry is one of just 13 scientists added to NASA’s Participating Scientist Program and will help the Perseverance Rover to recognize magmatic rocks; becomes second 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ professor on Mars 2020 science team.

Woman wearing a U.N.L.V. mask
Campus News |

A collection of news stories highlighting the election, COVID-19, and scientific discovery at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ.