College of Engineering Creates Dual Degree Program with Changsha University of Science and Technology
UNLV’s College of Engineering is one of only 36 universities selected from thousands which applied, to sign a five-year dual degree agreement with Changsha University of Science and Technology (CSUST).
The 3+1 electrical engineering bachelor’s degree enables CSUST students to attend their home university for the first three years of their college education, and then provides them the option of finishing their degree at UNLV. The benefits to students include experiencing different methods of scientific thinking and problem-solving, and research opportunities at multiple institutions.
UNLV’s International Gaming Institute (IGI) launched the Responsible Gaming Academy, a certificate program for working professionals that draws on the world-leading research, education, and training offerings by the IGI and the Harrah College of Hospitality.
UNLV and tech leader Switch are partnering on a multi-year initiative to advance sports science, data analytics, and student-athlete success. The Switch Sports Science Studio will provide holistic services fundamental to the success of student-athletes and support faculty and staff engaged in sports science-related research, innovation, and scholarship.
The UNLV School of Medicine has reached a major milestone, successfully earning provisional accreditation – the second of three steps that all new medical degree-granting schools must obtain before receiving full accreditation. The school remains on track for full accreditation in 2021-22.
Geoscientist Elisabeth Hausrath is one of just 10 scientists selected by NASA to determine which soil samples will return to Earth for study from its highly anticipated Mars 2020 mission. The samples will be the first from Mars to return to Earth and have the potential to transform our understanding of that planet.
To commemorate the second anniversary of 1 October, UNLV University Libraries, Get Outdoors Nevada, and the City of Las Vegas, in partnership with the University of Nevada Press, have published Healing Las Vegas. The book tells the story of the Las Vegas Community Healing Garden through the pictures and words of survivors, volunteers, and local community members.
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Dr. Jeffrey Cummings, a renowned researcher and professor in the Department of Brain Health, received the 2019 Melvin R. Goodes Prize for Excellence in Alzheimer's Drug Discovery. The prize, awarded by the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation, recognizes leading researchers developing treatments for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.
The College of Education was awarded nearly $2.5 million from the U.S. Department of Education to expand the collaborative ReInvent Schools Las Vegas project, which supports academic enrichment, wraparound services, and family and community engagement at underperforming urban core schools. The program is a partnership with UNLV, the City of Las Vegas, and the Clark County School District.
UNLV alumna Beverly Rogers is establishing a $5 million endowment to support a rare books curator and bolster the rare books collection at UNLV. The endowment will fund the Beverly Rogers Rare Books Curator, the first named position in the University Libraries. Rogers will also donate her personal book
collection to the libraries’ Special Collections and Archives division.
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UNLV Athletics formally opened the new home for Rebel Football with a ceremony and facility tours Oct. 3. The two-story, 73,000 square-foot Fertitta Football Complex overlooks the team’s practice fields on the north end of campus and will support the team’s athletic and academic success.
UNLV students and faculty now have unprecedented access to 3D printers, laser cutters, and podcasting and video recording studios as part of Lied Library’s new Makerspace and Multimedia Production Studios.
This fall, 87 students will begin classes at UNLV as part of the new MGM Resorts College Opportunity Program, a system-wide partnership which offers MGM employees access to online degree and certificate programs at no cost to them.