Topic: health and medicine

Cleveland Clinic building
Campus News | September 4, 2015

Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health and UNLV earn $11 million grant from National Institutes of Health to tackle Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.

Tomas Walker
People | July 20, 2015

Nursing alumnus recognized the power of giving his patients detailed information. Now he's at the forefront in developing an artificial pancreas.

Insoles
Research | May 21, 2015

Amputation is a serious threat to people with diabetes. A team of UNLV faculty researchers, entrepreneurial students, and economic development experts is working to bring a better way to prevent the problem to market soon.

rendering for the School of Medicine building
Campus News | May 18, 2015

Once the Nevada System of Higher Education set its sights on expanding medical education in the state, things have moved fast. Here’s how far the UNLV School of Medicine has come and what’s next.

The Compleat Gamester
Research | May 12, 2015

When did society start linking problem gambling to the concept of addiction? Medical historian Celeste Chamberland discusses the origins in the May 14 Eadington Fellows lecture.

UNLV Engineering students have 4-year-old Hailey Dawson wearing Robohand
Campus News | November 5, 2014

Students worked to create a Robohand for 4-year-old Hailey Dawson using the college's 3-D printer.