Magazine cover featuring the Greenspun Hall five-story building

UNLV Magazine

Fall 2009
Volume 17 Issue 2

In This Issue

View of the Greenspun Hall five-story building
UNLV, The Lincy Institute, and Brookings Mountain West are teaming up to address the human capital, economic diversification, and hard infrastructure challenges of our region.
Smatresk_D67147_39main_7.jpg
UNLV President Neal Smatresk on the entrepreneurial, innovative, and unconventional spirit of the community and its flagship university.
124194.jpg
UNLV's Division of Educational Outreach offers intellectually stimulating programs for people over 50 who want to stay active and keep their minds sharp.
Travers_D66839_12.jpg
Research explores the natural attraction that kids with autism have for computers.
102738.jpg
Small-town life during the rise and fall of Southern Nevada's mining industry is chronicled through rarely seen newspaper clippings, photos, and letters in a digital library collection, Southern Nevada: The Boomtown Years 1900-1925.
homecoming-D66007_47.jpg
UNLV, Alumni Association reward elementary students through Adopt-A-School program.
Wolf_D67264_44.jpg
Top UNLV Football players, Omar Clayton and Ryan Wolfe, talk about how they handle pressure and a devastating loss last season.
Sociology professor Michael Ian Borer headshot
Like religion, sociologist Michael Ian Borer says, baseball and Fenway Park give Bostonians something larger than themselves to believe in, "something that transcends the here and now."
David Wong holding quagga mussels
Tiny quagga mussels are clogging water pipelines, attaching to boats and lake structures, and causing big problems at Lake Mead.
Research_D66836_23.jpg
Volcanologist’s career, UNLV programs develop as nuclear waste repository battle drug out.
MyThoughts_D67196_43.jpg
Neal Smatresk talked about what he loves most about UNLV.
Thompson brothers team up with dozens of alums to bring a Norse god to theaters
When the Thompson brothers team up with dozens of alums to bring a Norse god to theaters.
murray-d67194_09.jpg
Julie Murray’s first act of volunteerism wasn’t exactly voluntary.
Red stone wall with bronze sculptures
After UNLV's first building had long outlived its usefulness, it was torn down. But its historical significance was preserved as a memorial to the university's most influential supporters.
U.N.L.V. signage with Fall leaves in the background
Success of First International Campus Key to Creating a Network of International Campuses
U.N.L.V. signage with Fall leaves in the background
Program will Provide Advanced Training, Internships and Research Opportunities for UNLV Students
U.N.L.V. signage with Fall leaves in the background
Facilities Management Team Takes First, Second Place for Recent Work at Annual SNWA Competition
U.N.L.V. signage with Fall leaves in the background
UNLV Homecoming Dinner to Recognize Thalia Dondero With Silver State Award
U.N.L.V. signage with Fall leaves in the background
Key Economic Outcomes Found to Be Consistent with General Economic Trends
U.N.L.V. signage with Fall leaves in the background
D67118_02_8.jpg
What have your fellow UNLV graduates been up to? Read about their latest accomplishments.