Class Notes, UNLV Magazine, Fall 2012

What have your fellow UNLV graduates been up to? Read about their latest accomplishments.

Fall Invitational Jazz Festival Features Saxophonist Bob Sheppard Oct. 23 & 24

Exhibit Features Emergence of the Las Vegas Fashion Scene

Public history students collaborate with Nevada State Museum to showcase Vegas outfits from the 1960s and 1970s.

Former President Clinton at UNLV Foundation Dinner

(Aaron Mayes/UNLV Photo Services)

Report: Nevadans More Likely to Contract and Die of Cancer Compared with Southwest States

Breast cancer survival in Nevada depends on whether you reside in the north or south.

UNLV Students, Community Host "Take Back The Night" Oct. 17 to Speak Out Against Violence

19th annual event honors victims of domestic, sexual, dating and gender violence.

UNLV Center for Gaming Research Announces 2012-2013 Fellows

Six scholars have been selected to complete residencies at UNLV Special Collections as part of its Gaming Research Fellows Program for the 2012-2013 academic year. More than two dozen fellowships have been awarded since the program began in 2007.

The Funding Formula

UNLV President Neal Smatresk on legislative priorities and the university's budget.

Local High School Students to Attend Entertainment Engineering and Design Career Fair

New Faces: Bob Thompson

Those fancy graphics you see flashing by on ESPN — they take much more time than you probably realize. Just ask Bob Thompson, the new editor and motion graphics designer at UNLV-TV.

That's NEAT!

When a local businessman stumbled upon a new design for whiskey glasses, he turned to experts in the chemistry department for an explanation.

New Faces: Tara C. Raines

The educational psychologist on keeping kids with behavioral disorders out of the special education classroom, her proudest moment, and the inspiration of Olympian Gabby Douglas.