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In This Issue
![Neil Smatresk](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/Smatresk_D67147_39main_9_0.jpg?itok=FGIYtkbG)
In his UNLV Magazine column, President Neal Smatresk talks about the UNLV initiatives that are enriching Nevada's economy and quality of life.
![Man swimming with a dolphin](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/123688_0.jpg?itok=AXdsjDeQ)
A partnership between UNLV and The Mirage Dolphin Habitat helps students learn the ins and outs of training dolphins.
![124819.jpg](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/124819_0.jpg?itok=wupMZ5fp)
At-risk kids will be attending the UNLV homecoming game thanks to the Adopt-A-School program, which rewards elementary school children for excelling in the classroom.
![Students in class](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/121301_0.jpg?itok=n-s40-DJ)
Legal education classes help community members with a variety of issues, including bankruptcy, foreclosure mediation, and family law.
![A painting of various birds and animals dancing a jig around the serving dish.](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/124831_0.jpg?itok=moIzFwmY)
Online collection showcases the menus of yesteryear. See some of your favorites and share your memories of dining in Las Vegas.
![124981.jpg](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/124981_0.jpg?itok=xdO87i-9)
Alumnus Maile Chapman's first novel, "Your Presence Is Requested At Suvanto" has been featured in The New York Times' Sunday Book Review, The New Yorker, and Publishers Weekly.
![UNLV signpost](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/D65899_22R_1.jpg?itok=wNII3Pnp)
UNLV research teams were awarded $1.4 million to advance nuclear energy sciences.
![Leisl Carr Childers sits at desk](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/123347_0.jpg?itok=cNJaAkox)
Graduate student Leisl Carr Childers is studying the often contentious relationship between the federal government and ranchers in Nevada.
![124996.jpg](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/124996_0.jpg?itok=pbb5Cdei)
A study by UNLV ecologist Scott Abella shows that full recovery of desert ecosystems after a wildfire can take up to 65 years.
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After two Middle Eastern tours, Michael Dakduk returned to his hometown college. He helped launch UNLV’s student veterans group and now serves as vice president of the national organization.
![Dental school student poses by equipment](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/123328_0.jpg?itok=JgjGiMmg)
Dental student establishes clinic to provide free treatment for veterans and National Guard troops.
![solar array](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/125085_0.jpg?itok=dXfy21Ow)
Manufacturers turn to UNLV for help bringing new renewable energy products to market and jobs to Nevada.
![man stands by solar array](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/125092_0.jpg?itok=3cazGvHo)
The ideas of UNLV students are helping companies get closer to launching more viable alternative energy solutions.
![Brian Hedlund outside with equipment](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/125030_0.jpg?itok=aSx0172y)
Microbiologist Brian Hedlund goes prospecting in Nevada's hot springs for new sources of clean energy.
![Tarkanian at his desk](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/125023_0.jpg?itok=ehPz9G7p)
Congratulations to Jerry Tarkanian, the newest member of the Basketball Hall of Fame.
![Nick Groff](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/125100_0.jpg?itok=yRRH-Up0)
Alumnus Nick Groff explores the paranormal on Ghost Adventures, one of Travel Channel's most popular shows.
![Houssels House, named for casino executive J. Kell Houssels, was originally built in downtown Las Vegas.The Houssels family donated the home, along with $20,000 to cover the expenses of moving the home to the UNLV campus.](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/D69260_36.jpg?itok=_4lLRNB5)
The 1930s Houssels House is UNLV's oldest building, but it wasn't placed on campus until 1983. See photos of the historic home's move from downtown to campus.
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What have your fellow UNLV graduates been up to? Read about their latest accomplishments.