News: Office of Community Engagement

Xiangning Chen holds a cigarette with smoke resembling a DNA strand
Research |

Nevada Institute of Personalized Medicine gene researchers clear the air on the link between schizophrenia and smoking.

Med School Students Make It Official
People |

ÐÔÊӽ紫ý School of Medicine's inaugural class prepare for first day as med students in stethoscope ceremony.

child on a tablet device
Research |

Benjamin Burroughs studies how new media industries channel children’s attention.

ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Performing Arts Center logo on a window
Arts and Culture |

Get your tickets now for a season that promises to be different, daring, and diverse!

stethoscope
Research |

The Mountain West Clinical Translational Research Infrastructure Network helps 13 universities support the faculty and research that will improve human health in seven states.

ÐÔÊӽ紫ý professor Alyssa Crittenden with members of the Hadza of Tanzania.
Campus News |

ÐÔÊӽ紫ý joint study finds that elusive sleep patterns as humans age may have evolved to ensure safety.

esports gaming arena
Research |

Card players, sports bettors and pool hustlers used to be the only ones playing games professionally. Now esports joins the fray.

Nursing professor Jay Tan examining a person's mouth
Research |

Nursing professor Jay Tan uses pharmacogenetics to unlock the medications and dosages that work for a patient's individual genetic makeup.

ariel view of campus
Business and Community |

ÐÔÊӽ紫ý's community engagement office fosters collaboration with entities throughout Southern Nevada for the betterment of both.

Gold Butte National Monument Petroglyphs
Business and Community |

Sociology-based program connects students to community issues and social justice causes.

Kinesiology professor Brach Poston
Research |

Brach Poston's research on electrical stimulation shows promise for Parkinson's patients.

Graduate student Schuyler Roberson presents to class
Business and Community |

Participants in the School of Public Policy’s Grantwell course make big-money decisions to help local nonprofits