News: Office of Community Engagement
![UNLV professor Alyssa Crittenden with members of the Hadza of Tanzania.](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/nc_D71441_02.jpg?itok=I7avfM_2)
UNLV joint study finds that elusive sleep patterns as humans age may have evolved to ensure safety.
![esports gaming arena](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/eSports-Librarystory.jpg?itok=q4YjLXqH)
Card players, sports bettors and pool hustlers used to be the only ones playing games professionally. Now esports joins the fray.
![Nursing professor Jay Tan examining a person's mouth](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/nc_D71617_04.jpg?itok=0QXKRZwD)
Nursing professor Jay Tan uses pharmacogenetics to unlock the medications and dosages that work for a patient's individual genetic makeup.
![ariel view of campus](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/D65085_10.jpg?itok=d7PouWUi)
UNLV's community engagement office fosters collaboration with entities throughout Southern Nevada for the betterment of both.
![Gold Butte National Monument Petroglyphs](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/goldbutte_D71397_2016-0526-3027.jpg?itok=ksoDnd7E)
Sociology-based program connects students to community issues and social justice causes.
![Kinesiology professor Brach Poston](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/D70916_12%20copy%20reduced.jpg?itok=Xg1rIwaS)
Brach Poston's research on electrical stimulation shows promise for Parkinson's patients.
Participants in the School of Public Policy’s Grantwell course make big-money decisions to help local nonprofits
![Erika Schumacher at Red Rock Canyon](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/D71544_001.jpg?itok=5QcG6xG1)
Erika Schumacher leans on her experiences as a chief ranger of public lands to coordinate the UNLV emergency crisis management program.
![UNLV students evaluate wheelchair friendliness at Red Rock National Conservation Area](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/wheelchair_redrock.jpg?itok=7xoepjrw)
UNLV students help find the friendliest facilities for the travelers with mobility limitations in Las Vegas.
![Claytee White, Director, Oral History Research Center at the Historic Westside School](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/D71583_030.jpg?itok=k1Wrmr9-)
Oral historian Claytee White has spent a career recording Las Vegans’ personal histories. Now she speaks about her own remarkable roots.
![Ka-Voka Jackson is working to restore native plants in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. (Courtesy Photo)](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/nc_KIMG2249.jpg?itok=f3gxMbcp)
Native American master's student Ka-Voka Jackson is working to protect the environment and preserve her Hualapai culture.
![Chong Chen](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/nc_D71450_05.jpg?itok=thQXvghv)
The UNLV National Supercomputing Institute’s latest hire will help researchers leverage the tremendous capabilities of the Cherry Creek II.