![Magazine cover featuring We're Ready story](/sites/default/files/styles/300_width/public/unlv_magazine/00-cover.spring14.jpg?itok=4WM15ZLk)
In This Issue
![President Len Jessup](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/D70148_61_NewsCenter_0.jpg?itok=7AL14vlP)
President Len Jessup on UNLV’s big initiatives, higher ed’s toughest challenges, and his own path to leadership.
![rendering for the School of Medicine building](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/medicalschoolconcept_0.jpg?itok=o7xszu_W)
Once the Nevada System of Higher Education set its sights on expanding medical education in the state, things have moved fast. Here’s how far the UNLV School of Medicine has come and what’s next.
![James Dold](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/Dold_15-115-029-Edit_0.jpg?itok=vdVhuuM3)
Abuse as a teenager and rejected applications didn't hold James Dold back from law school. Once there, he found his purpose in changing the country's juvenile justice system.
![Lawrence Mower](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/Mower_D70139_10_0.jpg?itok=cRBib75d)
Lawrence Mower jumped into journalism just as newsrooms were cutting back. That gave the young reporter a chance to dig into the numbers to expose corruption in public agencies.
![Angela Suarez wears a camera attached to her glasses](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/main_D70105_12_0.jpg?itok=HO0pUXYa)
UNLV researchers team up with Las Vegas police department to study the effectiveness — and drawbacks — of officer body cameras.
![illustration of an apple that says unlv. clouds surrounding it says english, math, and special education. a magifying glass is placed above the apple and it says research.](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/stroud.illustration_0_0.jpg?itok=XjusczTj)
Clark County School District is ground zero for the issues rumbling in schools across the country. Here's how UNLV is linking research and outreach programs to help find solutions.
![Paul Oh poses with a few of his robots](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/D70125_32_PaulOh_NewsCenter_0.jpg?itok=wNC8iKLm)
Las Vegas as a high-tech center for robotics? It's doable in the next decade, according to engineering professor Paul Oh.
![Principal Kathleen Decker leads the school's morning routine next to an American flag.](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/D70088_05_0.jpg?itok=DQCcmzsZ)
Alumna Kathleen Decker turns around a struggling elementary by reaching out beyond the school grounds.
![Gary Cordell and Larry Ransom play trumpet at a funeral](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/01_D70106_03_Main_0.jpg?itok=w96b5k_t)
When a trio of Rebels learned that the anthem "Taps" was often piped into funerals, they launched a nonprofit to bring the appropriate gravitas to ceremonies honoring veterans.
![A bee on a flower](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/releases/main-images/01_D67544_07_Main_0_0.jpg?itok=5l8yQ9N5)
As spring gets off to an early start, UNLV and CCSD program monitors allergen counts.
![Len Jessup, Beverly Rogers, and President Emerita hold up giant check](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/releases/main-images/01_D70171_05_Main_0_0.jpg?itok=Ald55ItR)
Pledge from Rogers Foundation to UNLV’s literary center now totals $30 million, making the gift one of the largest to UNLV.
![Las Vegas strip](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/releases/main-images/D69794_24_1.jpg?itok=NvmvqV-3)
Local committee formed to bring candidates to UNLV.
![T-shirt that says U.N.L.V. Honrs Rebellion](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/D70188_255_0.jpg?itok=Mhc82Ah6)
Honors College students hit it hard to prepare for a big test: a grueling obstacle course. Along the way, they learn more than they thought possible.
![Items from Las Vegas Strip production Folies Bergere](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/releases/main-images/Folies_Bergere_0.jpg?itok=TgPI945W)
Lied Library Exhibit (May through October) and panel event (May 17) explores translation of large-scale productions ‘Lido de Paris’ and ‘Folies Bergère' from Parisian stage to Las Vegas Strip.
![Tony LaBounty](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/Labounty_D69964_11_0.jpg?itok=l12JhRWU)
Psalm 92 inspires UNLV’s longtime director of bands to put down the conducting baton and pick up the composing pen.
![Brittany Bronson and George Saunders](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/D69390_27_NewsCenter_0_0.jpg?itok=6SD95cPE)
UNLV English instructor Brittany Bronson named a New York Times opinion writer. Plus new books on Nevada history and women in the workforce.
![Tony Sanchez](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/Sanchez_D70164_21_NewsCenter_0.jpg?itok=ul4JaJ2s)
UNLV looked in its own backyard to find a coach to take on the challenge of turning around the football team.
![Jim Reitz](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/Reitz_D66848_180_NewsCenter_0.jpg?itok=UEnaRTNV)
The so-called dean of UNLV coaches, swimming’s Jim Reitz, is retiring. Here he looks back on 35 years at UNLV.
![Kwang Jim Kim in research lab](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/releases/main-images/01_D69897_14_Main_0_0.jpg?itok=5--b7OV3)
Kim, a leading expert in active materials and energy systems, recognized with annual award from Nevada Board of Regents at March 6 meeting.
![Ramona Denby-Brinson](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/Denby_D69377_11_0.jpg?itok=CPO1XD7B)
Ramona Denby-Brinson of the Greenspun College of Urban Affairs recognized for her work on social services, the foster system, and children’s mental health.
![U.N.L.V. dancers place flowers on the Jery Tarkanian statue](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/Tark_D70103_04_0.jpg?itok=OMzvI2fW)
The campus remembers the legendary coach Jerry Tarkanian, who brought the Runnin' Rebels to national prominence.
![A group of graduates shaking hands with a professor](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/main_D69729_098_0_0.jpg?itok=jl1iwSMd)
President Donald D. Snyder on taking the helm and keeping UNLV's top initiatives moving forward.
![Notebook with U.N.L.V. logo](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/D67118_02_10.jpg?itok=VAey_mrW)
What have your fellow UNLV graduates been up to? Read about their latest accomplishments.
![Frank Sinatra](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/pho015246_0.jpg?itok=WXZIdCK4)
From Bob Hope to Jimmy Kimmel, top entertainers have long been honored at UNLV commencement with honorary degrees.