Matt Jacob
Matt Jacob is a freelance writer based in Las Vegas.
Articles by Matt Jacob
Research
| July 11, 2017
Prescriptions, Perfectly Personalized
Nursing professor Jay Tan uses pharmacogenetics to unlock the medications and dosages that work for a patient's individual genetic makeup.
Business and Community
| April 19, 2017
From Top to Bottom and Back Again
The director of UNLV's Center for Business and Economic Research on the economic issues we can't keep kicking down the road.
Campus News
| October 13, 2016
The Voice of Nevada Politics
Political science professor David Damore is one of UNLV's go-to sources for context on the state’s hot-button issues.
People
| July 26, 2016
Career In Overdrive
How alumnus Jordan Shiraki's degree in biology fueled his career as a commercial photographer for Lamborghini and Dodge.
People
| April 13, 2016
The Doctor Is All In
Dr. Tony Alamo’s wildly varied career started with a simple realization: He’d misdiagnosed UNLV.
Research
| December 11, 2012
Family grows, hormone slows
Research on testosterone in dads looks beyond the easy explanations.
People
| November 5, 2012
Guts is the Word
Pushing the envelope in pop culture. Butting heads with higher-ups. Championing novel academic fields. Professor Felicia Campbell celebrates 50 years of being a rebel.
People
| October 1, 2010
Alumni Profile: Julie Murray
Julie Murray’s first act of volunteerism wasn’t exactly voluntary.
Arts and Culture
| October 1, 2009
Lightning Strikes
When the Thompson brothers team up with dozens of alums to bring a Norse god to theaters.