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UNLV aims high in solar house competition

UNLV will be judged against 12 other teams on how well the 990-square-foot house, dubbed Sinatra Living, blends design excellence and smart energy production with innovation, market potential and energy and water efficiency.

 
Surgeons hone craft on UNLV’s cutting-edge surgery simulator

Resident physicians accelerate their mastery of arthroscopic surgery by practicing on artificial knees, shoulders and hips created for use with a state-of-the art simulator at the university’s new medical school.

UNLV medical school students celebrate milestone

UNLV School of Medicine’s first white coat ceremony was as much about recognizing founding Dean Barbara Atkinson as it was about the charter class.

Dozens screened after Las Vegas middle school teacher dies of TB

A female employee at Fremont Middle School in Las Vegas died of tuberculosis in mid-July after potentially exposing more than 100 people to the highly contagious disease, school and public health officials said Monday.

Anonymous $200,000 gift made to UNLV autism center

The donation will enable the UNLV Ackerman Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment Solutions “to a new level,” says Maureen Schafer, chief of staff at the UNLV Medical School.

UNLV’s first doctors-to-be begin classes Monday

The first class of 60 students at the UNLV School of Medicine embark on a long road Monday that state officials hope will eventually alleviate Southern Nevada’s physician shortage and boost the local economy.