News: College of Sciences

Solar panels in the Eldorado Valley
Research |

Researchers investigate the environmental footprint of solar facilities to guide future design.

Jonathan Baker and colleagues examine stalagmite in a cave
Campus News |

ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Ph.D. candidate’s research in Russia challenges widely held understanding of past climate history; study appears in latest issue of top journal Nature Geoscience.

Eshani Lee
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Doctoral candidate Eshani Lee’s research ensures college chemistry knowledge doesn’t get lost in translation.

Vladislav Zhitny looks at a test tube
People |

Vladislav Zhitny, who came to Las Vegas from Ukraine in 2006, ends undergrad studies ready to become a member of ÐÔÊӽ紫ý School of Medicine's inaugural class.

Fireworks ignite during commencement
People |

ÐÔÊӽ紫ý has a commencement tradition for the president to select and highlight exceptional students who embody the academic, research, and community impact of the graduating class.

student Alexis Hilts and assistant professor Matt Bernacki
Research |

Undergrad Alexis Hilts will present her honors thesis at the American Psychological Association's national conference.

Closeup of books
Research |

From professional reasons to personal connections, faculty across campus share why they’re fond of certain works they penned.

senior Amber Turner and alumna Lisa Danielson
Research |

ÐÔÊӽ紫ý undergraduate and NASA intern Amber Turner shares her remarkable research journey, which may someday lead to human civilizations on other planets.

A high school student explores a project
Campus News |

ÐÔÊӽ紫ý mines its own grade books to ensure students aren’t weeded out of STEM classes.

Simon Jowitt
People |

This economic geologist talks about being in a state where the mining industry thrives and about the difficulty of getting his 6-foot 4-inch frame into a running helicopter on rough ground.

Douglas Duncan and Israel Alvarado
People |

With limited options in Nevada for top-notch scientists, two ÐÔÊӽ紫ý grads welcome the high-tech jobs that the marijuana industry brought.

Theodore Garland Jr.
People |

College of Sciences Alumnus of the Year Theodore Garland has taught across the globe.