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51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó Magazine

Fall 2019
Vol. 27, No. 2

In This Issue

A professor and a student work to bangage the leg of a second student.
For 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó’S Healthcare Interior Design students, a major shift in population will prove the impetus for how architecture will function in the 21st century.
A man in a greay suit and a woman in a black jacket stare at each other across a table.
Boyd’s Health Law concentration feeding a high-demand area that will only have more, and more complex needs, as more doctors start to work in the state.
A man in a labcoat is reflected in nearby glass.
Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health neurologist Dr. Jeffrey Cummings joins 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó to help launch new program that will be crucial for an aging state population.
A chef raises a cleaver to chop and onion and broccoli.
These faculty members aren't just accomplished in their academic fields. They all have one thing in common: success in the hobbies they're passionate about.
A man walks through weeds
51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó’s reintroduction effort keeps leopard frog species off the endangered list.
A man rests his palm on his face in front of a whiteboard with equations
Physics professor Michael Pravica's work on useful hard X-ray photochemistry could reveal novel materials — and possibly an explanation for the origin of life on Earth.
An aerial photo shows Sam Boyd Stadium in 1971.
As 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó football plays its final season at Sam Boyd Stadium, we take a look at highlights for players who opened and who will close it.
Three runners race down their lanes at a track meet.
Women's track runner Avi’Tal Wilson-Perteete talks T-shirts, Pokemon, and why running in weather is the worst thing ever.
A man in a 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó basketball jersey leans on a gold-colored Oldsmobile.
Francisco Franco used to commute to school in a stock Oldsmobile in the late 1990s. When he was invited last year to bring the same car — now a custom lowrider — back for an art exhibit, it was a full-circle moment for the 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó alumnus.
woman in red suit
Marta Meana on 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó's new alumni association program.
U.N.L.V. signage with Fall leaves in the background
From 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó Magazine fall 2019 issue.