Thanks to eight-year-old Hailey Dawson’s perseverance, UNLV engineers and students’ creativity, a Bleacher Report tweet, and Major League Baseball’s heart, a little girl with a 3-D printed hand achieved her dream of throwing out the first pitch in every MLB park this spring and summer. The Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering has been working with Hailey since she was five to provide a robotic hand she could use to compensate for the effects of Poland Syndrome, which left fingers on her right hand underdeveloped. She recently completed her journey, which has also helped other families find ways to help their children through 3-D printing and robotics.
As part of the Experience Marketing class in the Lee Business School students must develop a real-world marketing strategy on a tight deadline for a local business. After researching a variety of small businesses, students have only three weeks to work with a client business, develop a marketing plan, logo, website, and video. By the end of the course, students also develop a 25-page report that includes research and customized marketing strategies. Students and businesses benefit.
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Ten years ago, UNLV created a major that fuses the arts with engineering to create the innovative and spectacular effects in demand throughout the entertainment industry. Its graduates are in high demand with employers like Cirque du Soleil, Pixar, Scientific Games, and America Ninja Warrior.
In her recent State of the University address, Acting President Marta Meana stressed that students, faculty, and staff are the reasons why the university remains strong and why UNLV Is well on its way to fulfilling its potential. She emphasized the connectivity between student success, research, and the Las Vegas community as the university continues on the path to Top Tier status. Meana, who’s been a professor at UNLV for 21 years, described the progress she’s seen in her time on campus, when enrollment has grown by more than 30 percent. In that period, UNLV has opened a law school, a dental school, a school of community health, and a medical school. In addition, construction is underway on the Harry Reid Research & Technology Park that will add thousands of jobs to the regional economy.
U.S. News and World Report ranks UNLV as the most diverse undergraduate campus in the nation for the second year in a row. The report also noted that UNLV’s class of 2017 had some of the least amount of debt upon graduation, coming in at 30th. Our undergrad business programs tied for #147 (up from #183), and undergrad engineering tied for #146.
Three years ago, the Lincy Institute at UNLV headed efforts to increase the number of trained professionals who can recognize and treat people dealing with addictive behaviors. The effort, funded by a multimillion dollar grant from the U.S. the Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Health Services Administration, works with professionals beyond nurses and social workers who are traditionally associated with helping alcohol and drug abusers. So far the Lincy Institute’s Southern Nevada Addictive Disorders Training Project has prepared nearly 1,400 professionals and students to recognize substance use disorders and get individuals connected with care, treatment, and recovery support, extending Nevada’s existing network to combat this pervasive problem.
The University Gateway Project is starting to take shape on Maryland Parkway, with the building to house offices for UNLV’s Graduate College, Police Services, and Community Engagement units already under construction, directly adjacent to the parking structure on the east side of the street. The building will also include retail space as part of a public/private partnership. Other major changes are in the works for the portion of Maryland Parkway close to the university, including enhancements for pedestrians and the realignment of Cottage Grove Avenue on the west with Rochelle Avenue on the east. A light rail line down Maryland Parkway is also under consideration.
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Brain pattern discoveries could lead to better therapies for people living with epilepsy or anxiety. A team of international researchers, led by UNLV neuroscientist Rochelle Hines, has studied how proteins interact to control the firing of brain cells. The study has been published in Nature Communications and may eventually lead to ways to prevent or control seizures.
The Hispanic National Bar Association named La Voz, the Latin/Hispanic law student organization of the Boyd School of Law, national law student organization of the year, an especially significant honor since this is the second year in a row it has been recognized. The group’s mission is to empower its members and increase diversity in the legal profession through community engagement, education, and mentorship. Its members mentors high school, college, and law students with local attorneys.
The American Academy of Pediatrics considers early childhood cavities to be the number one chronic disease of childhood. Practicing dentist and UNLV professor Edward Lynch has been researching innovative, inexpensive, and – most importantly – less painful ways to restore children’s help. One treatment he’s patented uses ozone to eliminate causes of dental disease. Lynch and his students are exploring other promising approaches.
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For the second consecutive year, UNLV accounting students won the Institute of Management Accountants national case competition. This year, two UNLV teams competed, with one winning the competition and the other advancing to the finals. Together, the teams demonstrated mastery in applying classroom studies to real-world issues.
After graduation and an impressive career on the UNLV Golf Team, Shintaro Ban is polishing his game as an amateur this summer before making the move to go pro. By playing in the U.S. Open as an amateur, he now has a better idea of what’s expected on the tour, and what work he needs to do achieve professional status. Golf Coach Dwaine Knight has no doubt that Ban’s great game, big personality, and impressive work ethic serve him well at the next level.