UNLV will offera new unmanned aerial systems certification program in the upcoming spring semester, broadening the local workforce’s skillset as the demand for drone pilots increases across industries.
Education
A UNLV geology professor recently identified fossilized tracks from a primitive reptile on a fallen slab of rock along one of Grand Canyon National Park’s best-known trails.
The governor’s office of Science, Innovation and Technology has poured resources into the state’s colleges over the past few years to boost the relationship between industry and STEM education opportunities.
At the Las Vegas Natural History Museum, UNLV researchers are slowly adding to their understanding of the mammoth, which died standing up roughly 20,000 years ago near the Nye County community of Amargosa Valley.
Las Vegas Science and Technology Festival, featuring 45 events over nine days, is proving a hot ticket in its eighth year.
At a specialized lab, UNLV researchers use microscopic volcano debris to solve prehistoric mysteries.
Jason Steffen, a member of the Kepler Science Team and an associate professor of physics and astronomy at UNLV, will participate in a new NASA mission to study planets and stars beyond Earth’s solar system.
The agency’s research branch has confirmed plans to vacate its lab on the UNLV campus and pull out of the Las Vegas Valley altogether by Sept. 30.
On Thursday, the School Board is set to hear a presentation from Capital Dynamics, an independent global asset manager, to discuss “potential energy savings” of millions of dollars for the district.
Three seniors at Cimarron-Memorial High School emerge victorious in contest based on popular ABC television show with “Conditional Cubes,” a beta product designed to help young students learn computer coding.
The contamination was found in three kitchen sinks, not drinking supplies, at Dondero, Stanford and Indian Springs elementary schools. Spot testing at other schools is contining.