News: Office of Community Engagement

man surrounded by LEGO models
Campus News |

Top Tier Award winner Rian Satterwhite helps ignite a sense of community service in UNLV students.

Community members participate in Teen Driver Safety Day.
Campus News |

A mock crash, 911 audio, emergency response, presentations from a trauma surgeon and fatality team investigators, and more are part of free July 26 event for teen drivers.

Four students work at a station cutting wood.
People |

Students tackle food and housing insecurity through service to the community.

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Campus News |

Edwin Oh uses genetics to improve health while Katherine Hertlein explores healthy relationships and the connection between sexuality and technology.

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People |

The university’s top engagement awards recognize commitment to the community in four different categories.

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People |

Professor Edwin Oh finds valuable COVID information lurking in our sewers.

Luara Kruskall stands between isles of foot pantry
People |

Faculty/staff outreach award recipient Laura Kruskall developed a multifaceted approach to address food insecurity while providing opportunities for students.

Deirdre Clemente Associate Professor
People |

Service-learning award recipient Deirdre Clemente teaches students to use historical knowledge gained through archival research to create new ways to educate the public.

 

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People |

Student service award recipient Abriana Perez volunteered over 200 hours and partnered with others to help more than 5,000 community members during the pandemic.

 

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Campus News |

Through targeting hiring, the director of the School of Social Work is helping guide UNLV's work to address homelessness, interpersonal violence, and other issues in the region.

People walk and job along a trail.
Business and Community |

Working with a local nonprofit, public health professor Sheila Janofsky's class literally led students down a path toward learning: They evaluated walking trails in Southern Nevada.

An apartment complex in Las Vegas
Business and Community |

Quarterly report from the Lied Institute for Real Estate Studies provides zip code-specific data for apartment market trends throughout Las Vegas.