Computer science professor Fatma Nasoz created a Girls Who Code Club at UNLV to help close the gender gap in her profession. Participants from local high schools gathered weekends at UNLV’s Honors College to work on community impact projects.
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UNLV Scientist Kelly Tseng and her team demonstrate how frog embryos can fully regrow their eyes after an injury, debunking a myth that they cannot.
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A cutting-edge mediation program helps to ease the heartache and frustration for families involved in child abuse and neglect situations in Nevada by peacefully resolving issues regarding a child’s removal from an unsafe home or the termination of parental rights. The program is a partnership with the Boyd School of Law, and the Nevada Supreme Court, the Division of Child and Family Services, and the Second Judicial District Court.
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Distinguished Professor Gabriele Wulf is internationally known for her research about motor skills and optimal performance. She has identified confidence, autonomy, and external focus as significant factors for the best training results. Her expertise and contacts are especially valued as professional sports play a more prominent role in Las Vegas.
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The UNLV Alumni Attitude Study, part of a national research survey involving more than 250 universities and college, results are in. Key findings include alumni are proud of their alma mater and promote it to others, loyal to the university as well as their specific college, anxious to mentor students, and interested in career services after graduation.
The School of Medicine received a record number of applications (1170) for its next class of students. The average applicant's GPA is 3.74, and the average MCAT score is also above the national average. One third of those students are first generation college students, and many have strong ties to Nevada.
After breaking 18 school records as UNLV's quarterback and punter and 16 years as an NFL quarterback, Randall Cunningham now leads a different team as senior pastor at Remnant Ministries in Las Vegas, the church he founded.
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The Harrah College of Hospitality was named the world’s best for hospitality and leisure management for 2018 in the annual QS World University Rankings, repeating last year's honor. The yearly list highlights programs worldwide in nearly 50 disciplines.
The $10,000 top prize prize supports the university’s Military and Veterans Services Center and the School of Dental Medicine’s Sgt. Clint Ferrin Memorial Clinic, which serves the dental needs of underinsured and uninsured veterans.
UNLV’s Jazz Honors Trio won first place in the College Combo Division at the renowned and highly competitive 2018 Monterey Next Generation Jazz Festival. It’s the second top finish for UNLV jazz musicians in the last two years (the Jazz Ensemble I claimed first place in 2017).
UNLV's Lawyering Process Program was named best in the nation for legal writing, which prepares Boyd School of Law students for legal practice by focusing on analysis, persuasion theory, professionalism, and other lawyering skills. UNLV Law ranks 59th overall, its highest-ever spot in the U.S. News and World Report's graduate and professional school rankings.
Honors College students not only hit the books hard, many opt to challenge themselves physically as well. A team will be training to compete once again in the Tough Mudder competition this fall.