News: Division of Research

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A new book examines the history behind the creation of a separate court system for juvenile offenders and the discussions surrounding social and emotional development of adolescents.

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Dr. Elspeth Whitney explains how science in Medieval times laid the groundwork for modern scientific advancements.

Robert Boehm
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The 2002 Harry Reid Silver State Research Award winner works on harnessing the region’s natural resources to create sustainable energy technology.

Hal Rothman
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With an eye to the future, the 2004 Harry Reid Silver State Research Award winner chronicles the unique past and dynamic present of Southern Nevada.

Stan Smith
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The 2003 Harry Reid Silver State Research Award winner studies the unique processes of desert ecosystems to examine how climate change may affect other regions of the world.

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ history professor Andrew Kirk, project director Mary Palevsky, and sociology professor Robert Futrell.
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The Nevada Test Site Oral History Project is documenting, preserving, and disseminating the stories of those involved in one of the most technologically sophisticated yet controversial endeavors in Nevada’s history

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51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ has developed a new campus that has emerged as a leading facility for health, biomedical, and biotechnological research

Alan Simmons
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Anthropology professor Alan Simmons explores how the social and economic changes that occurred 10,000 years ago in the Middle East forever altered the human experience

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Several early faculty were committed to research at a relatively unlikely time in 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s history. What can we learn from them?

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51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ President Dr. Carol C. Harter and Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies Dr. Paul W. Ferguson welcome readers to the inaugural issue of 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Fusion.