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In This Issue
![closeup of a person's hiking boots at edge of mountain lake](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/media/image/2022-12/opener_20220523_unlvsc_1371.jpg?itok=3uQd2zbl)
From the E.T. Highway to the massive mines southwest of Elko to the shores of Lake Tahoe and back again, a cohort of Honors College students takes an energizing field trip around the state to see all the weird, wild, and wonderful that Nevada has to offer outside Las Vegas’ borders.
![lithium mine pools with mountains in background](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/media/image/2022-11/silver%20peak%20%281%29.jpg?itok=ZKhl9skC)
With a rich store of lithium in our lands, the state has a chance to capitalize on the ever-growing demand for clean energy. Here’s how we can ensure this boom doesn’t go bust.
![poised woman stands in front of desk that has Las Vegas' Raiders paraphernalia on it](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/media/image/2022-10/Douglass_Morgan_MBA3013_b_Matt%20Aguirre_LVRaiders%20%282%29.jpg?itok=KHqH8iK7)
UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law alumna blazes trails as president of the Las Vegas Raiders.
![Kirk Kerkorian Medical Education Building Grand Opening](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/media/image/2022-10/Medicine-MEB-GrandOpening-Fireworks.jpg?itok=Vx2e8azt)
The facility boasts a number of state-of-the-art features that will train new generations of Nevada physicians.
![Student working in campus lab.](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/media/image/2022-07/d74140_013_melika_cummings_0.jpg?itok=X0t3pvEn)
Scholarships and career-readiness support help talented students succeed at UNLV and beyond.
![woman posing outside Erotic Heritage Museum](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/media/image/2022-05/d74066_002_rebecca_bosetti.jpeg?itok=iuTVKuPg)
Class tackles taboos to help future social workers to factually and professionally discuss sex.
![close up of the flower Caesalpinia Pulcherrima](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/media/image/2022-09/becca_main_1.jpeg?itok=BAcmdDlV)
Summer rainstorms provide artistic backdrop for the plants that populate UNLV's distinct Mojave Desert landscape.
![illustration of two men in Rebel athletic attire; one dropping a mic and the other catching it](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/media/image/2022-11/calvert%20Pfaff%20combined.jpg?itok=ECqoT5oq)
After 52 years, Dick Calvert steps aside, and Marques Pfaff takes over as the new football and men’s basketball public address announcer.
![three athletes at food buffet](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/media/image/2022-11/D73130_004%20Athlete%20Nutrition.jpg?itok=IGS_iquR)
UNLV Athletics dietitian says put down that power bar and don't follow the food influencers.
![man working with microscope](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/media/image/2022-06/D73351_060%20radiochemistry.jpeg?itok=yKCW8-VP)
Here's how UNLV's radiochemistry program is building a diverse workforce for the nation's nuclear energy sector.
![Children play on a playground.](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/media/image/2022-08/d73614_080_0.jpg?itok=c9MSukgu)
Study by social work professor Katherine Marcal says housing affordability is linked to prevent childhood abuse.
![Satellite image of the Las Vegas Valley.](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/media/image/2022-08/populationmap_copy.jpg?itok=BsqWburr)
Annual report from UNLV’s Center for Business and Economic Research predicts 3.39 million local residents by 2060.
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In 2022, UNLV students and faculty tackled research topics that ranged from astronomical to environmental to social — here's a gathering of some of those studies and findings.
![group of volunteers cleaning a park](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/media/image/2022-12/Alumni%20Day%20of%20Service%20DS2_9366.jpeg?itok=XPCjdFYk)
“What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?”
![image of the side of a building with words that read: student recreation and wellness center](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/media/image/2022-12/student%20rec%20and%20wellness.jpeg?itok=imdqES_k)
See some of the changes that took place on the UNLV campus in 2022 with this compilation of news briefs.
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UNLV would like to recognize the passing of beloved members of our community over the past year, including faculty, staff, and alumni.
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Claes Oldenburg, the larger-than-life figure behind UNLV's famous Flashlight sculpture, passed away on July 18, 2022, at the age of 93.