Jason Scavone

Articles by Jason Scavone

Sabra Newby
People | February 2, 2021

New Vice President of Government and Community Affairs Sabra Newby is ready to advocate for UNLV as a new legislative session dawns.

A drawing of a UNLV student looking out a window at Las Vegas
Campus News | November 19, 2020

As we near the end of our terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year, 2020 nonetheless allowed for new avenues of research and innovation. Here's what gives us a glimmer of hope for 2021 and beyond.

Clouds hang over the Las Vegas Strip
Campus News | November 19, 2020

Reasons for hope aren't just confined to UNLV's academic halls. Here are just a few places where 2020 inspired staff and students to find new paths forward.

A newspaper clipping
Research | November 18, 2020

The last great pandemic has remarkable similarities to our own.

rendering of proposed building
Campus News | November 4, 2020

College of Engineering expansion, on hold due to coronavirus-induced budget shortfalls, has a lifeline in February's meeting of the state legislature.

Three people stand framed by Allegiant Stadium in the background.
Research | November 3, 2020

UNLV's Sports Research and Innovation Initiative gives a home to the university's sports-related research — and is positioned as a crucial touchstone of a burgeoning sports mecca.

A man smiles while writing music
People | October 28, 2020

Alumnus Eric Whitacre's YouTube sensation Virtual Choir is the creative project that had been planning for the pandemic moment for 10 years.