The Platinum Treatment
Bryan Spangelo works in lab
Research |
UNLV researcher patents a chemotherapy compound that uses a heavy metal derivative to improve cancer treatment.
Lecture Preview: What Happened to Autism and Asperger's?
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Business and Community |
Social work professor Kristen Linton dispels some of the myths surrounding the American Psychiatric Association's diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder. Join her talk Jan. 27.
Music Professors Celebrate 20 Years at UNLV Feb. 2
Beam Music Center
Arts and Culture |
Bassoonist Janis McKay and cellist Andrew Smith will perform music by Beethoven, Glinka, Cassadó, Lars Erik Larsson, and Vivaldi.
PAC Allegro Guitar Series Presents "A Tribute to Andres Segovia" Jan. 31
acoustic guitar
Arts and Culture |
Grammy Award-winning classical guitarist Scott Tennant and award-winning guitarist Ricardo Cobo join together in a powerful tribute to legendary virtuoso Spanish guitarist, Andres Segovia.
Opening the STEM Pipeline
closeup of a person using a calculator with a keyboard and mouse to the side
Campus News |
UNLV removing some of the stumbling blocks for getting students interested in the science and engineering fields. The key: Get 'em while they're young.
Energy Booster
Kwang Kim
Research |
Engineering professor's research one day could save power companies millions and lead to decreased electricity cost for consumers.
$1.4 Million Grant to Expand Clinical Social Work Education & Research
child plays on playground during sunset
Research |
The three-year project will increase number of practitioners working with children at risk for behavioral health issues.
Books: 'Gandhi's Teachers: Henry David Thoreau' by Satish Sharma
Satish Sharma
Research |
The social work professor's fourth and final book on the thinkers who shaped the world leader's pacifism and civil disobedience.
Books: Cosmic Dawn by George Rhee
George Rhee
Research |
Astronomy professor's book offers a history of cosmology and a primer on what's to come.
Q&A with President Len Jessup
Len Jessup
Campus News |
UNLV's new president shares his thoughts on the challenges facing students, leading change in large organizations, and how a baseball coach inspired his career as an academic.
Array of Accomplishment
Shahram Latifi
Research |
Engineering professor Shahram Latifi draws on a breadth of knowledge to craft elegant solutions to problems fraught with complication.
PAC Presents Chamber Music Series: 20th Century Masterworks Jan. 27
McKay
Arts and Culture |
The UNLV Chamber Music Series presents members of the Las Vegas Philharmonic performing 20th century masterworks, including pieces for wind instruments by Poulenc, Françaix, Loeffler and Martinu.