Jason Scavone

Communications Specialist

Articles by Jason Scavone

A Path to Growth
A building under construction
Campus News | May 5, 2021
A new medical education building rises on the Shadow Lane campus. When it's done, it offers the capacity for double the number of students at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV.
The Through Line
A man stands in front of a portrait
Arts and Culture | May 4, 2021
Las Vegas Sun cartoonist Mike Smith’s enduring legacy of political commentary, art, and wit will now be a permanent part of UNLV Special Collections.
The Family Business
A man spins a basketball on his finger
Athletics | April 29, 2021
Kevin Kruger, son of former coach Lon Kruger, is ready to put his stamp on the Runnin’ Rebels as the team’s new leader.
The Making of a Med School
A group of medical students walk down a sunlit hall
UNLV History | April 27, 2021
From a suggestion in an economic impact report to graduating its charter class in just 10 years. Here's how the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV got here and how it will shape health care in Southern Nevada.
A Promising First Year
Athletics | March 29, 2021
Women’s hoops’ Lindy LaRocque earns top coach honors in Mountain West.
A Fever That's So Hard to Bear? Future Doctors Can Help
A woman takes a picture of a man holding a sign
Campus News | March 19, 2021
Elvis, a showgirl, and a very important deck of cards add some glitz to residency Match Day for the School of Medicine's charter class.
Students Roll up Sleeves for Vaccination
nurse administers shot to woman
Campus News | February 23, 2021
From Medicine to Nursing to Public Health, UNLV students are front-and-center in COVID-19 innoculation effort.
Getting Moving Online a Boon for the Vulnerable
Two people work on an exercise involving passing a ball back and forth
Research | February 17, 2021
After pivoting from planned research, a physical therapy professor's Zoom classes offer exercise outlet to Down syndrome patients.
X-rays Mark the Spot
A man rests his palm on his face in front of a whiteboard with equations
Research | February 5, 2021
Physics professor Michael Pravica's work on useful hard X-ray photochemistry could reveal novel materials — and possibly an explanation for the origin of life on Earth.