Matt Jacob

Matt Jacob is a freelance writer based in Las Vegas.

Articles by Matt Jacob

Nursing professor Jay Tan examining a person's mouth
Research | July 11, 2017

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

Stephen M. Miller smiling and sitting behind a shelf filled with books
Business and Community | April 19, 2017

The director of UNLV's Center for Business and Economic Research on the economic issues we can't keep kicking down the road.

David Damore
Campus News | October 13, 2016

Political science professor David Damore is one of UNLV's go-to sources for context on the state’s hot-button issues.

Jordan Shiraki photographs a Lamborghini
People | July 26, 2016

How alumnus Jordan Shiraki's degree in biology fueled his career as a commercial photographer for Lamborghini and Dodge.

Dr. Tony Alamo
People | April 13, 2016

Dr. Tony Alamo’s wildly varied career started with a simple realization: He’d misdiagnosed UNLV.

UNLV signage and yellow trees
Research | December 11, 2012
Research on testosterone in dads looks beyond the easy explanations.
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People | November 5, 2012

Pushing the envelope in pop culture. Butting heads with higher-ups. Championing novel academic fields. Professor Felicia Campbell celebrates 50 years of being a rebel.

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People | October 1, 2010
Julie Murray’s first act of volunteerism wasn’t exactly voluntary.
Thompson brothers team up with dozens of alums to bring a Norse god to theaters
Arts and Culture | October 1, 2009

When the Thompson brothers team up with dozens of alums to bring a Norse god to theaters.