News: Office of Community Engagement

Esports arena at Luxor
Business and Community |

With live sports temporarily on hold, more Americans than ever have turned to esports to fill the void. 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ expert Robert Rippee on the phenomenon and what’s next.

Three children stare at a beaker
Business and Community |

Carnegie Foundation names university among top institutions in country for community engagement.

Kids looking at library books
Business and Community |

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ College of Education assembles online library of books amid coronavirus pandemic to help support children, parents, teachers.

A 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ student adds packed lunches to a crate.
Business and Community |

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Public Policy Professor Jessica Word on the vital role of nonprofits in good times and in crisis.

7-year-old boy in blue shirt, 1st grader William Hawkins, 9-year-old 3rd grader Georgia Hawkins, and PhD student in microbiology Erin Cassin, all working/learning from home on the dining room table.
Business and Community |

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ College of Education experts share tips, resources, and activities for parents thrust into the added role of schoolteacher, guidance counselor, and playground monitor.

1040EZ form viewed on a screen
Business and Community |

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ tax law expert Francine J. Lipman shares tips on how to navigate economic challenges from COVID-19.

collage of book covers
Arts and Culture |

The 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Teacher Development & Resources Library recommends fantasy and science fiction books for your kids (or even a good read for yourself).

black keyboard with package of Clorox wipes in foreground
Research |

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ microbiologist Brian Hedlund on the science of germs, where they like to lurk, and how to effectively get rid of them.

census form
Campus News |

Policy decisions — such as how to allocate student loan and public health funds — rely on self-reported data.

This illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses.
Business and Community |

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ researchers, medical investigator to discuss coronavirus pandemic March 30; event to be livestreamed

doctor in hallway talking to residents
Campus News |

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ School of Medicine faculty physicians, fellows, residents, and students care for our community in several hospitals in Southern Nevada.

Man on rock gazing at lighthouse in the ocean with storm, thunder, lightening and waves in dark
Research |

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ management professor Payal Sharma and mindset expert James Silvas explore ways trauma can provide opportunities and shape us.