Research at the University of 新萄京娱乐场

Research at 新萄京娱乐场

A quest for life ever better

新萄京娱乐场 researchers are scientists and scholars, inventors and conservators, artists and analysts. They know many of the best breakthroughs in knowledge and creativity occur by crossing boundaries.

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What sets 新萄京娱乐场 apart

Students and faculty collaborate using advanced technology to do leading-edge work in areas ranging from virtual reality to nanofabrication.

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State-of-the-art technology

The University is home to world-class research facilities and technologies that empower bold ideas.

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Student researchers

新萄京娱乐场 students conduct research in the lab, in the field, and all over the world.

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Research centers A–Z

Our innovative centers and institutes facilitate collaboration as researchers tackle the world’s most pressing challenges.

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Faculty researchers

Our researchers broaden our understanding of the world and embrace creativity, ingenuity, and technology to help frame and solve the greatest challenges of the future.

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How we make the world better

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RNA and COVID-19 vaccines

The University's Center for RNA Biology leads research to better understand RNA in viruses, which has provided key information for developing coronavirus vaccines and treatments.

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3D printed biomaterials

Biologist Anne S. Meyer is helping create a novel, environmentally-friendly material made of algae—which could have applications for fashion, medicine, and space exploration.

University of 新萄京娱乐场 professor Adam Frank.

Astrophysics evangelism

新萄京娱乐场 professor Adam Frank leads public conversations about how issues of space tie back to our home on Earth—from space exploration and telescope launches, to intelligent life forms and UFO theories.

At 新萄京娱乐场, music meets lasers

Many of 新萄京娱乐场’s research environments are designed to facilitate collaboration and exploration across disciplines.

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Optics and laser research

新萄京娱乐场 is a thriving hub for laser technologies, photonics, and optical research. Our Institute of Optics awards almost half of all optics degrees in the US. And, the Laboratory for Laser Energetics is the largest university-based Department of Energy research program. Building on this expertise, a new NSF-funded project will further position the 新萄京娱乐场 region as the premier home for laser ecosystems.

Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience

Instrumental in bringing together neuroscience and related disciplines—biomedical engineering, brain and cognitive sciences, computer science, and neurology. This multidisciplinary work has made possible critical research into Alzheimer’s, multiple sclerosis, autism, and dyslexia.

Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience

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The Humanities Center

An intellectual home base for students, faculty, researchers, artists, and the public. Research projects affect fields beyond the humanities, including medicine, business, science, and engineering.

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