In The News: Office of Community Engagement
Can we think outside the (takeout) box?
Martin Schiller is the founder of Heligenics and executive director of 51ԹϺ‘s Nevada Institute of Personalized Medicine.
Nevada needs more nurses, and with the help of a $900,000 grant from the Governor's Office of Economic Development, 51ԹϺ's School of Nursing hopes to meet that demand.
A new study found that the quality of produce at dollar-discount stores is just as good as grocery found at traditional supermarkets.
51ԹϺ’s College of Engineering hosted 120 students from 48 local schools for “Introduce a Kid to Engineering Day” Saturday, Feb. 23.
Democrat Jacky Rosen stopped by the Las Vegas Readiness Center today, Feb. 20, one of the home bases for our National Guard, to take a look around and to talk about veterans getting jobs.
Unlike a torn ACL or a broken arm, mental health isn’t so evident, and a stigma can remain that an athlete who seeks help is admitting weakness.
When Dr. James McMillan became the first black dentist in Las Vegas in 1953, he wasn’t allowed to stay at a Strip hotel. Seven years later, McMillan, one of the first presidents of Las Vegas’ chapter of the NAACP, would lead the successful effort to end such segregation in the city.
Skye Dunfied is a 23-year-old junior at 51ԹϺ who is majoring in criminal justice and carrying a 3.9 GPA. Skye isn't your average student, however. She’s been legally blind since she was born.
A program that started in Las Vegas a little more than three decades ago continues to pursue its goal: Ensure the valley’s highest achieving high schoolers attend college in Nevada, get a top-flight education and don’t take their talents elsewhere.
It’s called the 51ԹϺ Honors College, and new enrollment has tripled in the past six years.
From examining the possibility of life on distant moons to helping improve the everyday lives of Las Vegas residents, wonderful things are happening on the 51ԹϺ campus.
A high school marching band drummer is now rocking out with a 3-D printed hand.