Keith E. Whitfield In The News

Las Vegas Review Journal
Southern Nevada colleges and universities are switching more in-person classes to a remote format for the fall semester amid high COVID-19 metrics, frustrating some students who were counting on a nearly full return to campus.
The Nevada Independent
Visitors to UNLV’s Black Fire Innovation research institute will find much of what they might expect inside a 15,000-square foot showroom dedicated to newly created products for the gaming and hospitality industries.
Nevada Business
Nearly 20 years ago, economic development officials in Nevada wondered what the state could do to attract employers in the fast-growing biotechnology sector. Industry officials told them flat-out that Nevada simply didn’t have the skilled professional workforce to support biotechnology companies.
El Tiempo
Robert E. Lang, a UNLV professor who is credited with helping Las Vegas recover from the Great Recession and diversify its economy, died Monday of cancer complications. He was 62 years old.
Las Vegas Review Journal
Robert E. Lang, a UNLV professor credited with helping Las Vegas recover from the Great Recession and diversify its economy, died Monday of complications from cancer. He was 62.
K.T.N.V. T.V. ABC 13
Renowned UNLV professor Dr. Robert Lang has passed away.
K.L.A.S. T.V. 8 News Now
Dr. Robert Lang, executive director of UNLV’s Brookings Mountain West and The Lincy Institute, has passed away at 62. University President Keith Whitfield confirmed the loss, saying it came after a battle with a “lengthy illness.”
K.V.V.U. T.V. Fox 5
Dr. Robert Lang, a professor of public policy at the ҳ| 鶹ýӳ, and executive director of the school's Brookings Mountain West and The Lincy Institute, died Monday at age 62.