Astrophysicist Bing Zhang and an international team of astronomers discovered a new way to spot when collisions occur in distant galaxies between two neutron stars – incredibly dense, city-sized celestial bodies that possess the most powerful magnetic fields in the universe. “We can’t throw neutron stars together in a lab to see what happens, so we have to wait until the universe does it for us,” said Zhang. The team’s findings were published in the April 11 issue of the journal Nature.
UNLV School of Music undergraduate and graduate students won three prestigious 2019 DownBeat Magazine Student Music Awards this spring. These awards are among the highest recognition in jazz education worldwide. Winners were selected from more than 1,000 entries. The UNLV Jazz Studies Program has earned 20 awards since 2010.
Geoscientist Terry Spell and former UNLV grad student Dawn Reynoso, along with an international team of researchers, discovered 22 million-year-old fossilized teeth of a monkey in Kenya, finding a new species that helps fill a 6-million-year gap in primate evolution. Isotopic ages on the rocks were obtained in the Nevada Isotope Geochronology Laboratory on the UNLV campus. “This adds to our understanding of the earliest evolutionary history of Old World monkeys, including changes in their diet,” Spell said. The study was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
First, a UNLV film script “The Big Wish” was selected as one of five finalists out 800 submissions, for the Coca-Cola/Regal Cinema’s contest. As one of the five finalist schools, along with film powerhouses NYU, UCLA, the Savannah School of Art and Design, and The New School, UNLV was given $15,000 to shoot a 30-second branded spot to appear in Regal theaters. That was the first wish come true. Then UNLV’s social media campaign vied for the top spot in the social media campaign component of the competition. UNLV's The Big Wish came out on top! Another wish come true, as the expertise of UNLV film students has been recognized in such a prestigious national competition.
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UNLV's School of Nursing was ranked No. 1 in Nevada, and was named one of the best nursing schools in the nation with a grade of 96.54 percent by NCareers.org.
A team of nurse educators, nurse practitioners, RNs, and LPNs evaluated 1,892 RN programs on a number of factors important to nursing students including first-time NCLEX passing rates, accreditation, program offerings and more.
Black Fire Innovation, an innovative collaboration between UNLV and Caesars Entertainment, will test and showcase new gaming and hospitality concepts. The hub will simulate real conditions in an integrated resort environment. It will include mock hotel rooms, a casino floor, sports book, and an esports arena to test new concepts in a realistic space. Black Fire Innovation, located in the UNLV Harry Reid Research & Technology Park, will open by the end of 2019
The October 1, 2017 mass shooting made Ginger Christian, a UNLV medical school student, wonder how she could help the community. Since uncontrolled bleeding is the number one cause of preventable death from trauma, one of her professors suggested starting a local training effort built on the national Stop the Bleed campaign. Christian began the program with students in her own medical school class and then assisted with training students in the classes of 2021 and 2022 as well as expanding training into the community. Her efforts have resulted in a Community Engagement Student Service Award.
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UNLV’s student chapter of the American Marketing Association (AMA) topped hundreds of national and international student teams in both the Collegiate Case and the SABRE Business Simulation competitions sponsored by the American Marketing Association. The UNLV teams bested traditional business powerhouses like Wharton and Johns Hopkins to take top honors in both contests. UNLV’s award-winning case competition team devised a marketing strategy for the Wall Street Journal to enhance readership and perception among college students.
At the first meeting of UNLV’s MGM Resorts Public Policy Institute, government, business, and academic leaders discussed what needs to be accomplished so that Americans will be prepared for a changing work environment. Better educational approaches can help people adapt more quickly and then thrive as technology, the marketplace, and the world changes. The discussion was initiated by Harry Reid, former U.S. Senator and John Boehner, former Speaker of the House, who have come together across political lines to discuss how the country can progress. The MGM Resorts Public Policy Institute will continue to explore bipartisan ways to bring people together to face the challenges of the present and future.
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The Association to Advance Collegiate Business Schools (AACSB) has renewed the dual accreditation of the Lee Business School and its department of accounting. Lee has maintained dual accreditation from AACSB since 1991 and is among only 189 business schools worldwide that have earned AACSB accreditation in both accounting and business. AACSB accreditation ensures a school is providing students a challenging, relevant education that prepares them for the business world.
The College of Education and Clark County School District recently announced Rebel TEACH, a unique program that offers high school students the opportunity to earn dual credit on undergraduate teacher education courses while still in high school. Classes mirror curriculum taught at UNLV, with credits transferrable to any Nevada System of Higher Education institution upon graduation.
The Department of Homeland Security and the National Security Agency has named the CyberSecurity Center in UNLV’s College of Engineering as a National Center of Academic Excellence. UNLV is the first institution in the state to earn that recognition.