Jason Scavone

Articles by Jason Scavone

Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV's medical education building, seen 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.

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.

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.

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 woman standing on an U-N-L-V basketball court with a basketball in her hand
Athletics | March 29, 2021

Women’s hoops’ Lindy LaRocque earns top coach honors in Mountain West.

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 inoculation effort.

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.

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.