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ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Magazine

Summer 2013
Volume 21 Issue 1

In This Issue

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Four campus leaders on how we're advancing undergraduate education and engaging with the community to tackle our region's most critical problems.
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Remember staring at the list of graduation requirements and wondering, Why do I need that class? ÐÔÊӽ紫ý did, too.
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With limited resources and huge needs to serve, Nevada’s nonprofits have struggled to bring in grant money. The Lincy Institute is changing that.
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ÐÔÊӽ紫ý's scientists make discoveries and share their findings in prestigious journals. But then what?
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ÐÔÊӽ紫ý professors are extending their wealth of knowledge in guest satisfaction to boost Nevada’s emerging health care tourism industry.
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On the court, ÐÔÊӽ紫ý alum Coach Dave Rice is rooting for the Runnin’ Rebels. Off the court, he’s championing another cause – autism awareness.
A gallery exhibition featuring David Schwartz, director of the ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Center for Gaming Research, appears in videos at National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement
ÐÔÊӽ紫ý experts and the Libraries' unique public resources help make The Mob Museum more than a novelty attraction.
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Like many a coach, Jerry Tarkanian had some quirks in his gameday routine. The ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Alumni Association captured a couple of them in a bronze statue.
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Murdered by a mobster? A surprising suicide? Alumnus says the truth behind Thelma Todd’s death wouldn’t make a dramatic movie ending.
ÐÔÊӽ紫ý medical anthropologist Daniel Benyshek and doctoral student Sharon Young
ÐÔÊӽ紫ý anthropology survey examines why women consume their placentas after childbirth.
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ÐÔÊӽ紫ý's Center for Energy Research will evaluate new photovoltaic systems to help the United States become more reliant on solar energy.
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Why do people choose amateur auto racing over a walk in the park? New research examines link between dangerous activities and our tolerance for risking death.
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Sri Lanka recently named criminal justice professor Karu Hangawatte its ambassador for France. Find out more about the longtime professor's native country, his past diplomatic work, and what he hopes to bring back to ÐÔÊӽ紫ý when he returns to teaching.
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ÐÔÊӽ紫ý is going big and thinking small as it moves to the forefront of solar energy research. The ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Center for Energy Research has installed the world’s most powerful solar energy generator while a ÐÔÊӽ紫ý chemist is working to expand solar cell technology.
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Simon Keith got sick of being the "heart guy" and spent two decades trying to ignore his status as a transplant recipient. Then he got a reality check—and a new goal in life.
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Alumnus Eric Talbert had long believed in the mission of the humanitarian group Emergency USA, but seeing a child's scars firsthand left a mark on him.
Christina Vela
Christina Vela escaped the fate of many inner-city teen moms with education. Now she's determined to help others overcome their obstacles.
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Cheerleader's courageous battle with cancer inspired the entire campus.
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ÐÔÊӽ紫ý transition advisors move to CSN to assist aspiring Rebels.
U-N-L-V Notebook
What have your fellow ÐÔÊӽ紫ý graduates been up to? Read about their latest accomplishments.