What happens when scholars join forces to study solutions to societal issues like addictions, the fast-emerging use of AI, and racial equity and social justice? We’ll make progress faster and on a bigger scale, thanks to the UNLV Interdisciplinary Research Development Areas initiative. With the big-picture in mind, UNLV has begun hiring groups of faculty who can come at topics from different disciplines to collaborate with existing faculty and community leaders toward one common goal: improving the quality of life for all.