News: Office of Community Engagement

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Business and Community |

The university recognizes faculty and student for their work to improve the wellbeing of Southern Nevadans.

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Arts and Culture |

MFA student organization to examine how experimental videos distract or react to social distancing restrictions.

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Campus News |

UNLV internist Rajany Dy says accurately forecasting who will survive COVID-19 just can’t be done.

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Business and Community |

Dr. Rooman Ahad offers tips and resources for parents of children with ASD.

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People |

In her transdisciplinary Honors College thesis project, UNLV senior Kendahl Servino investigates how our regard for our hands can reveal far more than we might expect.

Esports arena at Luxor
Business and Community |

With live sports temporarily on hold, more Americans than ever have turned to esports to fill the void. UNLV expert Robert Rippee on the phenomenon and what’s next.

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Business and Community |

Carnegie Foundation names university among top institutions in country for community engagement.

Kids looking at library books
Business and Community |

UNLV College of Education assembles online library of books amid coronavirus pandemic to help support children, parents, teachers.

A UNLV student adds packed lunches to a crate.
Business and Community |

UNLV Public Policy Professor Jessica Word on the vital role of nonprofits in good times and in crisis.

7-year-old boy in blue shirt, 1st grader William Hawkins, 9-year-old 3rd grader Georgia Hawkins, and PhD student in microbiology Erin Cassin, all working/learning from home on the dining room table.
Business and Community |

UNLV College of Education experts share tips, resources, and activities for parents thrust into the added role of schoolteacher, guidance counselor, and playground monitor.

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Business and Community |

UNLV tax law expert Francine J. Lipman shares tips on how to navigate economic challenges from COVID-19.

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Arts and Culture |

The UNLV Teacher Development & Resources Library recommends fantasy and science fiction books for your kids (or even a good read for yourself).