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ECS Professor Pankaj K. Jha Receives NSF Grant to Develop Quantum Technology
Detecting single photons鈥攖he smallest unit of light鈥攊s crucial for advanced quantum technologies such as optical quantum computing, communication and ultra-sensitive imaging. Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs) are the most efficient means of detecting single photons and these detectors can count…
Rock Record Illuminates Oxygen History
Several key moments in Earth鈥檚 history help us humans answer the question, 鈥淗ow did we get here?鈥 These moments also shed light on the question, 鈥淲here are we going?,鈥 offering scientists deeper insight into how organisms adapt to physical and…
Newhouse Professor Robert Thompson Featured on ‘NBC Nightly News’ for Pop Culture Lecture Series
Newhouse School and University Professor Bob Thompson was recently featured on “NBC Nightly News” for his long-running lecture series that uses classic television to bridge generational divides and spark important conversation. The segment, produced by NBC鈥檚 Brian Cheung 鈥15鈥攁 University…
Registration Open for Sports, Entertainment and Innovation Conference July 8-10 in Las Vegas 聽
The second annual Sports, Entertainment and Innovation Conference (SEICon)鈥攏amed by Zoomph as one of the best sports business conferences of 2025鈥攚ill be held from July 8-10 at MGM鈥檚 iconic Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas. SEICon is a partnership between UNLV…
Professor Bing Dong Named as the Traugott Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
The College of Engineering and Computer Science has named Bing Dong as the Traugott Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. This endowed professorship is made possible by a 1998 gift from the late Fritz Traugott H鈥98 and his wife, Frances….
Physics Professor Honored for Efforts to Improve Learning, Retention
The聽Department of Physics聽in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) has made some big changes lately. The department just added an astronomy major approved by New York State and recently overhauled the undergraduate curriculum to replace traditional labs with innovative…
Historian Offers Insight on Papal Transition and Legacy
As the Roman Catholic Church begins a new chapter under Pope Leo XIV, historians and scholars are helping the public interpret the significance of this moment. Among them is Margaret Susan Thompson, professor of history in the Maxwell School of…
Studying and Reversing the Damaging Effects of Pollution and Acid Rain With Charles Driscoll (Podcast)
Before Charles Driscoll came to 黑料不打烊 as a civil and environmental engineering professor, he had always been interested in ways to protect our environment and natural resources. Growing up an avid camper and outdoors enthusiast, Driscoll set about studying…
Kohn, Wiklund, Wilmoth Named Distinguished Professors
Three 黑料不打烊 faculty members have been named Distinguished Professors, one of the University鈥檚 highest honors. The designation is granted by the Board of Trustees to faculty who have achieved exceptionally distinguished stature in their academic specialties. The newly named…
Major League Soccer鈥檚 Meteoric Rise: From Underdog to Global Contender
With the 30th anniversary of Major League Soccer (MLS) fast approaching, it鈥檚 obvious MLS has come a long way from its modest beginning in 1996. Once considered an underdog in the American sports landscape, the league has grown into a…