News: Office of Community Engagement
![Mary S. Croughan](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/releases/main-images/nc_vpRED.jpg?itok=_Q81l4jL)
Croughan is seasoned administrator and accomplished researcher with more than 30 years of experience in the University of California system.
![Simon Jowitt](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/D71488_004.jpg?itok=sR90uuHV)
This economic geologist talks about being in a state where the mining industry thrives and about the difficulty of getting his 6-foot 4-inch frame into a running helicopter on rough ground.
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Offered for the first time this year, the Community Engagement Awards recognize four UNLV employees for commitment to community-focused research and service.
![Desiree Reed-Francois shakes hands](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/DRFConference_Use.jpg?itok=cmGehmBc)
Former Virginia Tech deputy begins her tenure at UNLV June 1.
![Student checks out the Intersection office](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/Intersection_D71440_20.jpg?itok=2mUIWGji)
Executive director Harriet Barlow on the development of UNLV's new academic multicultural center.
![Devon Payne](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/nc_IMG_5504.jpg?itok=9bZSBYoy)
Junior microbiology major selected as a 2017 Goldwater Scholar.
![Stephen M. Miller smiling and sitting behind a shelf filled with books](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/Miller_D71422_05.jpg?itok=E2NQ0d9u)
The director of UNLV's Center for Business and Economic Research on the economic issues we can't keep kicking down the road.
When things are up in the air, marriage and family therapists help you spot what is about to fall. UNLV's Katherine Hertlein on being an agent for social change.
![Barbara St. Pierre Schneider and Alison Deng](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/nc_D71538_003.jpg?itok=2TXwQDMX)
A faculty-and-student research team is shining a light on white blood cells to better understand what their location implies about their role in muscle repair.
![John Quinones](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/releases/main-images/Quinones%20J-PHOTO%20%28High-res%29.jpg?itok=r5_JooWx)
The ABC anchor behind primetime news magazine "What Would You Do?" discusses translating the show's Good Samaritan-theme to his new book; tickets are free.
![Hey Reb! mascot walk around the Festival of Communities](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/D70213_07.jpg?itok=whW5gwbw)
The academic mall will have an international flair April 1 as student, community groups go around the world.
![Student measures a cup of Rice Crispies](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/D71444_034.jpg?itok=nuQTl9EK)
Rebel Science Camp uses hands-on learning — and cereal — to get kids involved with STEM education.