Articles by Tony Allen
UNLV Unveils New Street Name to Better Welcome Visitors to Campus
Alumni, students, and community members lead effort to rename Swenson Street as University Center Drive.
UNLV’s Largest Active Scholarship Program Marks 10-Year Anniversary
More than 200 UNLV students have earned the Engelstad Scholarship since 2009, collectively completing more than 45,000 hours of community service.
UNLV School of Medicine Achieves Latest Accreditation Milestone
School granted provisional accreditation by Liaison Committee on Medical Education, remains on track to earn full accreditation by 2021-22.
UNLV Hits All-Time Marks for Enrollment, Retention, and Grad Rate
University surpasses 31,000 students for first time in 62-year history; UNLV students are also staying in school and graduating at higher rates.
Takeaways from the 2019 UNLV State of the University
In her second annual address, President Marta Meana stressed the importance of student access and success, and she called on faculty and staff to continue expanding research, creative and scholarly activity that serves the community and world.

Quick Take: UNLV Earns Federal Designation for Cyber Defense Education
Engineering professor Juyeon Jo on what it means, and how it’s helping UNLV researchers and educators stay a step ahead in booming field.

Study: Sizzling Southwest Summers Can Cause Pavement Burns in Seconds
UNLV Medicine surgeons reviewed pavement burn admissions to a Las Vegas burn center over five years to determine how hot is too hot.

Earthquakes in Southern Nevada: Knowing the Risk and How to Prepare
Nevada is the nation’s third-most seismically active state and neighbors quake-prone California, which experienced two temblors in early July felt in Las Vegas. UNLV geoscientist Wanda Taylor explains why, and what we can do to prepare.

Myth-Busting UNLV Study Reveals that Gamblers Can’t Detect Slot Machine Payout Percentages
As casino operators optimize the house advantage, a new UNLV study contradicts long-held beliefs about a player’s ability to detect differences in how much – and how often – a slot machine pays.