Safety and security for Nevada’s visitors will be the focus of the newly launched Tourist and Safety Institute at the UNLV Greenspun College of Urban Affairs. Working with faculty across UNLV, government authorities, and community stakeholders, the institute will develop community resilience solutions and policies that enhance the safety and well-being of Nevada’s residents, tourists, and the tourism industry.

Las Vegas is one of the fastest warming cities in the nation, but UNLV is working to reverse the "heat island" effect. The UNLV-led Las Vegas urban forestry initiative received a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service to educate residents of Clark County about the importance of trees in cities and add thousands of drought-tolerant trees to our community. These trees will create shade and help reduce temperatures.

UNLV Health opened its second no-cost medical care clinic for students and their siblings in the Clark County School District (CCSD). The clinic, located in the Family Support Center on Maryland Pkwy., is made possible through grants and is staffed by UNLV Health personnel. By providing accessible and free care, UNLV Health is ensuring that students in the community receive the medical attention they need to thrive academically and personally. 

Resources for Business Growth — A key mission of the UNLV Libraries, and a core area of UNLV’s Top Tier 2.0 strategic plan, is to stimulate the economic development of Southern Nevada. To help meet this mission, the Libraries offers several business services to support business leaders and entrepreneurs on campus and in the community, including the specialized research assistance; access to online databases; newspaper access; and the UNLV Patent & Trademark Resources Center Powered by Switch.

UNLV is one of 11 academic institutions across the country participating in the Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative, which is led by the Association of Research Libraries and funded by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services until 2026.  During the term of the research project, UNLV Libraries will receive institutional membership to the Data Curation Network (DCN), a membership organization of institutional and nonprofit data repositories whose vision is to advance open research by making data more ethical, reusable, and understandable.

The National Institute for the Advancement of Education (NIAE), housed inside the College of Education, began a long-term partnership with the City of Henderson’s Safekey programs and Communities In Schools (CIS) of Southern Nevadas to assess the impact of before- and after-school activities on students. The partnership will survey areas like quality of interactions with students, time spent on activities, relationship building, and monitoring of student knowledge and skills. After the study, recommendations for professional development will be developed and implemented to improve support for local students.

Cassaundra Rodriguez, associate professor of sociology in the College of Liberal Arts, received an honorable mention for her book, "Contested Americans: Mixed-Status Families in Anti-Immigrant Times," from the American Sociological Association's (ASA) Latino/a Sociology Section's Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Book Award. The award recognizes scholars who published an outstanding book in Latina/o/x sociology.

Gold medal Olympian and UNLV alumnus Connor Fields, who competed in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, has gone from BMX competitor to NBC commentator for the Summer Olympics held in Paris. After a terrible crash during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics left him with extensive injuries and a yearlong recovery, Fields has pivoted, with the help of his UNLV degree in business management, from competitor to gear designer, coach, and TV show host.