Topic: economy

UNLV President Len Jessup, left, and Tesla Motors Vice President for Business Development Diarmuid O’Connell shake hands
Research | October 7, 2015

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval joins leadership from Tesla, UNLV at university event Oct.7 to mark research collaboration.

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Campus News | June 25, 2015

Southern Nevada industries are expanding, unemployment is down sharply, and visitor volume is trending up, according to biannual economic report.

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Research | May 21, 2015

Amputation is a serious threat to people with diabetes. A team of UNLV faculty researchers, entrepreneurial students, and economic development experts is working to bring a better way to prevent the problem to market soon.

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Campus News | May 18, 2015

Once the Nevada System of Higher Education set its sights on expanding medical education in the state, things have moved fast. Here’s how far the UNLV School of Medicine has come and what’s next.

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Business and Community | May 21, 2014

Nevada is a land of strange extremes. Here's how those factors make for a strange economy, according to professor Mary Riddel.

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Research | April 15, 2014

Chemistry professors' research aims to improve drugs that are effective at treating cancer but leave patients dealing with terrible side effects.

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Business and Community | March 6, 2014

Long before airline travel became ordinary, Nevada visionaries foresaw the critical role it would play in the state's economic health.

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Research | September 10, 2013

Nevada ranks at the bottom in attracting the funding it needs for healthcare programs. Marya Shegog of The Lincy Institute says gathering data is critical to helping our community promote healthy living while building a robust economy.

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People | July 17, 2013

The director of UNLV's public history program explains why the myth that Las Vegas has no history persists.