#UNLV Experts
Leading faculty experts from UNLV weigh in on current issues, share history, and deepen our understanding of what's happening here at home and around the world.
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UNLV Experts: Alzheimer’s Drug Development Pipeline
Alzheimer’s treatment studies offer hope as UNLV expert predicts new potential drugs, biomarkers will yield critical insight for future development. Dr. Jeffrey Cummings, a leading Alzheimer’s clinician-scientist and research professor in UNLV’s School of Integrated Health Sciences, leads the Alzheimer’s drug development observatory within UNLV’s Department of Brain Health, a robust database of all clinical trials results he began in 2016. It is the only observatory of its kind in the world. More: https://www.unlv.edu/news/release/alzheimers-drug-development-pipeline-positive-results-new-insight-position-2024
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Claytee White on the History Behind Integrating Las Vegas and the Entertainers Who Helped it Happen
UNLV director of oral history Claytee White talks about the essential role of Black performers in desegregating the Las Vegas Strip. How did entertainers create change? Who were the most influential? What role did Frank Sinatra play in all of this? Find out how they made a difference for the locals who live here to this day. Read more in this interview with Claytee White: https://www.unlv.edu/news/article/integrating-las-vegas-and-entertainers-who-helped-it-happen About UNLV: http://www.unlv.edu/ About the UNLV Oral History Research Center: https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/ohrc More UNLV news: http://www.unlv.edu/news
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UNLV Project Wellness: Putting the Spotlight on Mental Health
A student-led organization from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, is revolutionizing the way colleges and universities look at mental health. Part of Project Wellness’ winning strategy is removing barriers to access. Everyone is welcome and no one is turned away. Because of that, Project Wellness has quickly grown into a network of more than 700 students who look out for each other when the going gets tough. And the plan is to continue expanding, with newly minted partnerships involving the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine, Boyd School of Law, and Graduate College. If you are feeling overwhelmed, seeking guidance, or simply need someone to hear you out, please consider UNLV’s mental health resources: https://www.unlv.edu/unlvstrong/mental-health-resources
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The Rise of Pro Sports in Las Vegas: UNLV Historian on Reinventing Sin City
University of Nevada, Las Vegas history professor Michael Green on the continued evolution of pro sports in Las Vegas and its road to the Super Bowl. The world knows Las Vegas by a number of names, ‘Sin City’ being one of the most prominent. Gambling and entertainment have long been the primary selling points for tourism here, but the city has now positioned itself as a sports mecca – the ‘Greatest Arena on Earth’. Featuring everything from Formula 1 championship racing to the NFL’s top prize in the Super Bowl, the events signing on are getting larger and more spectacular. That’s not by mistake, and Las Vegas isn’t swinging above its weight class. This was always the way it was trending, with the seeds to sports success planted deep in the city’s past. “Las Vegas has considered sports important from the get-go,” said UNLV history chair and professor Michael Green. “It's been something that is a tourist attraction, but also a community attraction.” Having tourists sit in race and sportsbooks for events such as the Super Bowl and NCAA Championship games has always been a revenue generator for the hotels and casinos. But the growth had to come from beyond the Strip, and Southern Nevada has grown enormously. More: https://www.unlv.edu/news/article/replacing-sin-sports-reinventing-las-vegas UNLV News: https://www.unlv.edu/news About UNLV: https://unlv.edu Ready to be a Rebel? Apply Now: https://unlv.edu/apply
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UNLV Astrophysicist Helps Expand NASA’s “Ultimate” Catalog of Planets
Asystem of seven sweltering planets has been revealed by continued study of data from NASA’s retired Kepler space telescope: each one is bathed in more radiant heat from their host star per area than any planet in our solar system. Also unlike any of our immediate neighbors, all seven planets in this system, named Kepler-385, are larger than Earth but smaller than Neptune. The ability to describe the properties of the Kepler-385 system in such detail is testament to the quality of this latest catalog of exoplanets, or planets orbiting distant stars. "Now that we've had some time to mull over the data, we've been able to improve our estimates for some of the properties of the planets in these different systems, like their orbital periods and sizes,” said Jason Steffen, a professor of astrophysics at UNLV and an author on the paper. "It's the ultimate catalog of the planets from the Kepler mission." Kepler-385 is one of only a few planetary systems known to contain more than six verified planets or planet candidates. The system is among the highlights of a new Kepler catalog that contains almost 4,400 planet candidates, including more than 700 multi-planet systems. https://www.unlv.edu/news/release/new-seven-planet-system-helps-expand-nasas-ultimate-catalog-planets
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UNLV Experts: How Strawberries Can Reduce the Risk of Diabetes
Research from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, shows that a simple serving of strawberries each day can boost cardiometabolic health without the need for medication. For more than a decade, registered dietitian and associate professor in the School of Integrated Health Sciences Arpita Basu has been studying how strawberries can help reduce the risks of diabetes and improve overall metabolic and cardiovascular health. Basu is now studying how bioactive compounds in strawberries may contribute to lowering a person’s risk for diabetes. She’s also conducted studies over the years examining the health benefits of tea, berries, and cocoa. We caught up with Basu to learn more about her latest research and how a simple serving of strawberries each day can immensely improve our health. More about this research: https://www.unlv.edu/news/article/food-medicine-how-strawberries-can-reduce-risk-diabetes About UNLV: https://www.unlv.edu/about
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Five Tips from a UNLV Expert: Forging Your Own Financial Path
Finance expert Daniel Chi from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, offers five tips for financial freedom and details on the new UNLV Institute for Financial Literacy and Wellness. More Tips for Financial Freedom: https://www.unlv.edu/news/article/forgetting-joneses-forging-your-own-financial-path About the Lee Business School at UNLV: https://www.unlv.edu/business Apply to UNLV: https://www.unlv.edu/unlv-admissions
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Four Facts about the Universe from a UNLV Computer Science Professor
From de facto time machines to the story behind your TV static, UNLV cosmologist and computer scientist Paul La Plante shares four fun facts you probably didn’t know about the universe, the beginning of time, and an origin story 13.8 billion years in the making. Read more about this research: https://www.unlv.edu/news/article/when-first-stars-turned Research at UNLV: https://www.unlv.edu/research UNLV Computer Science Program: https://www.unlv.edu/cs UNLV Engineering: https://www.unlv.edu/engineering Apply to UNLV: https://www.unlv.edu/unlv-admissions
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UNLV In the News (Spring 2023)
A collection of news stories highlighting the experts and changemakers at UNLV. More UNLV in the news: https://www.unlv.edu/news/topic/256427
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UNLV Experts on Real Estate Risks: Building Homes in the Path of Western Wildfires
UNLV research shows that FEMA-declared wildfire disasters in the fastest-growing home development areas have minimal impact on new home construction. MORE: https://www.unlv.edu/news/article/real-estate-risks-building-homes-path-western-wildfires
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UNLV Ranked Among Nation’s Top 10 for Student Veterans
UNLV’s status as a top choice for military veteran students was reaffirmed recently, as the university was again named among the nation’s top 10 “Military Friendly” campuses of its size by Viqtory and G.I. Jobs Magazine. MORE: https://www.unlv.edu/news/release/unlv-ranked-among-nations-top-10-student-veterans
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UNLV Experts: Solving the Southwest Water Crisis
New UNLV research uses a resource hidden in plain sight, pulling water out of thin air through atmospheric water harvesting. H. Jeremy Cho, an assistant professor in UNLV’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, leads a research team that’s studying atmospheric water harvesting – or capturing water vapor in the air around us and transforming it into drinkable water. MORE: https://www.unlv.edu/news/article/hidden-ocean-solving-southwest-water-crisis Visual description: Researcher H. Jeremy Cho talks films an interview about atmospheric water harvesting. The video also includes vast desert scenes and imagery from Lake Mead and the Hoover Dam showing a declining water level. Other scenes take place in a lab with showing work on lab equipment with water.
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Black History Month: A Nevada Retrospective
UNLV director of oral history Claytee White shares Nevada’s diverse history, telling us why ‘Nevada Means Home’ for so many.
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UNLV Experts: The Past, Present, and Future of Legalized Sports Wagering
As more states adopt legal sports betting, International Gaming Institute leader Brett Abarbanel talks regulations, research, and the industry’s changing ‘boys’ club’ reputation. MORE: https://www.unlv.edu/news/article/sure-bet-unlv-expert-past-present-and-future-legalized-sports-wagering VISUAL DESCRIPTION: Brett Abarbanel is filmed during an interview while various sports scenes including hockey, basketball, and gaming play out on TVs and screens.
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UNLV In The News: Summer/Fall 2022
See how UNLV was covered in national and local media outlets in the fall of 2022. More UNLV in the news: https://www.unlv.edu/news/topic/256427
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UNLV Experts: Recycle Your Tree This Holiday Season
UNLV sustainability coordinator Tara Pike helps with the Christmas Tree Recycling partnership, which offers 30 drop sites around the Las Vegas valley, making it convenient and easy to recycle your Christmas tree this holiday season. In 2021, 17,822 trees were recycled, the third-most ever for the local program. The recycled trees created more than 145 tons of nutrient-rich mulch, and local landfill volume was spared the equivalent of around 10 school buses (2,376 cubic yards). Since the community program began in 2001, almost 300,000 trees — an astonishing 2,400 tons — have been recycled. When the holidays are over, recycling Christmas trees is a gift to the community that will keep on giving. And it’s easy. The Southern Nevada Christmas Tree Recycling Committee, a partnership of local businesses and community agencies, manages more than 30 convenient drop-off locations throughout Southern Nevada: https://www.springspreserve.org/education-conservation/christmas-tree-recycling.html More: https://www.unlv.edu/news/release/annual-christmas-tree-recycling-program-begins-dec-26-southern-nevada
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UNLV Experts: Five Techniques to Keep Holiday Stress in Check
Wellness expert and medical school professor Anne Weisman shares tips from her mind-body training that anyone can use to de-stress and find balance during the holiday season. MORE: https://www.unlv.edu/news/release/5-simple-techniques-keep-holiday-stress-check
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UNLV Experts: On the 10-Year Anniversary of the UNLV Military and Veterans Services Center
The UNLV Military and Veteran Services Center celebrates 10 Years of service in October 2022. When the center was founded in 2012, UNLV became one of the first schools in the country to have a dedicated service center for veterans to help them access their military benefits for classes and housing. Now, ranked among the nation’s best, the MVSC has served more than 8,000 military-affiliated students. MORE: https://www.unlv.edu/news/article/unlv-military-and-veteran-services-center-celebrates-10-years-service
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UNLV Experts: On the Unique Research Evolving the Game of Golf
Making the Cut: UNLV PGA Program is Tracking the Swings of Students and Pros Alike A unique partnership and research facility tracks uses modern clubs, along with advanced analytics that measure every movement of the golfer, the program’s simulation lab has captured thousands of unique swings. Housed within the Harrah College of Hospitality, the Dwaine Knight Center for Golf Management operates one of just 18 programs accredited by the PGA of America through its PGA Golf Management University program. Around 100 undergrads are enrolled annually, training to enter a golf economy worth about $2 billion locally and $84 billion nationally. UNLV’s program is the only one of its kind in the nation situated within a hospitality program - the top-ranked UNLV Harrah College of Hospitality deepening the tie between the golf business and its growing presence within the hospitality and tourism industry. MORE: https://www.unlv.edu/news/article/making-cut-unlv-pga-program-tracking-swings-students-and-pros-alike ABOUT THE PGA PROGRAM: https://www.unlv.edu/pga
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UNLV Experts: On the History-Making WNBA Aces
UNLV sports and gender expert Nancy Lough on why Las Vegas’ first pro sports championship has changed the game for women and the entire sports industry. MORE: https://www.unlv.edu/news/article/quick-draw-how-las-vegas-aces-won-fans-hearts-then-championship