New UNLV Center Advances Global Fight Against Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

The UNLV department of brain health has formally launched the Chambers-Grundy Center for Transformative Neuroscience, offering hope through scientific discovery for patients who are suffering from Alzheimer’s, dementia and other brain and...
15-Jun-2020 10:55 AM EDT Add to Favorites

UNLV Engineers Fabricate PPE for Local Medical Community

Health care providers across the Las Vegas Valley were facing an unprecedented challenge, worsened by a lack of supplies to protect themselves. A local medical community group reached out: Could the UNLV College of Engineering help fill the gap for...
16-Apr-2020 1:45 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Research Brief: What Does The Car You Drive Say About Your Manners?

New UNLV study finds that drivers of flashy cars are less likely to yield for pedestrians.
26-Feb-2020 4:45 PM EST Add to Favorites

Study: Diet Makes a Difference in Fight Against Hospital-Acquired Infection

Popular diets low in carbs and high in fat and protein might be good for the waistline, but a new UNLV study shows that just the opposite may help to alleviate the hospital-acquired infection Clostridioides difficile. The results appeared in a study...
12-Feb-2020 12:15 PM EST Add to Favorites

Research Brief: Ocean Temperatures Impact Central American Climate More than Once Thought

In a study published today in the journal Nature Communications, UNLV climate scientists and colleagues examined the rainfall history of Central America over the last 11,000 years. The results provide long-sought answers to what has been controlling...
5-Feb-2020 1:50 PM EST Add to Favorites

Pot While Pregnant: UNLV Medicine Doctors Urge Caution

Daily marijuana use during pregnancy may lead to an increased risk of low birth weight, low resistance to infection, decreased oxygen levels and other negative fetal health outcomes, according to a new study from a team of UNLV Medicine doctors.
2-Dec-2019 12:10 PM EST Add to Favorites

Black Fire Innovation Confirms Collaboration with Intel to Advance Hospitality Customer Experience

Tech industry leader Intel announced today that it will partner with UNLV and Caesars Entertainment on Black Fire Innovation, a research and technology hub opening soon at UNLV's Harry Reid Research & Tech Park where hospitality concepts will be...
29-Oct-2019 1:35 PM EDT Add to Favorites

From Hate Speech to Hate Crimes

UNLV sociologist researches how interacting in online white supremacist networks can convert hateful words into real violence.
2-Oct-2019 9:50 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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