News: College of Sciences

Beth Wi waves to robot Pepper
Campus News |

Grad students present their best work at annual Inspiration, Innovation, Impact showcase on Feb. 2.

total lunar eclipse
Research |

Super, blue, and eclipsed: Come Jan. 31, it's three moons in one.

Hailey Dawson and Maria Gerardi
Campus News |

Here's a few tales from 2017 sure to make you smile.

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ grad cap
People |

Five 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ graduates will be recognized by President Len Jessup during winter commencement for their combination of academic excellence and service to the community.

two men
People |

Med student and community leader share a vision for a healthier Las Vegas.

Brian Hedlund sampling water in a spring.
Campus News |

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Prof. Brian Hedlund is studying microorganisms in a Nevada hot spring; the results could help evaluate whether extraterrestrial life exists.

Michael Pravica talks to Marshawn Lynch
People |

Physics professor Michael Pravica teams up with Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch in Bleacher Report web series.

Portrait of Elizabeth Stacy.
People |

Excited about 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s diversity and upward trajectory, this new life sciences professor is looking forward to involving more undergraduates in her research.

Scientist lifting test tubes.
Campus News |

The university won a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to house a new multiphoton laser-scanning microscope, the first of its kind in Nevada.

Students examine flasks of fluid.
Campus News |

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ welcomes inaugural SEA-Phages class, a two-semester, discovery-based undergraduate research course.

researcher in lab
Research |

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ research efforts have consistently grown over its 60-year life span, setting us on track to someday becoming one of the premier research universities in the nation.

senior Amber Turner and alumna Lisa Danielson
Research |

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ geoscientists and students like undergraduate Amber Turner (left, with alumna Lisa Danielson) are studying our planet and others to understand the impacts humans are having on Earth and the possibilities of life beyond it.