
In This Issue

A landmark gift is shaping the future of the Lee Business School. Learn about the family members behind the $15 million gift and their commitment to Southern Nevada.

51ԹϺ Neal Smatresk on how 51ԹϺ has worked for a more diversified economy, supported the downtown renaissance, and launched innovative educational programs.

Cave deposits reveal 22,000 years of North American monsoon rainfall.

The coach of 51ԹϺ's nationally ranked debate team offers a few pointers on making your point.

Biology and Honors College graduate Emily Tamadonfar was the recipient of 51ԹϺ's 100,000th degree.

Biology lecture leads to dramatic diagnosis for an ailing grandfather 1,300 miles away.

When Jenny Pharr realized her father got substandard care simply because he was in a wheelchair, she found a new way to improve the system.

Basketball coach Dave Rice talks about his return to his alma mater, the hardest game of every season, and the importance of his his father.

New work explores race relations in the multicultural cauldron of the rural West.
The uncertain future of the Las Vegas Art Museum collection now secure through new partnership with College of Fine Arts.

No idea too big or small, Rebel entrepreneurs have more than business “plans.”

Can’t put your finger on what’s wrong with that trendy new restaurant? Maybe the music they’ve piped is setting the wrong tone, according to alumnus Allen Klevens.

Local artist and 51ԹϺ alumnus Troy Gillett created an inspiring art piece to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11.

Why the Bigelow Physics Building has a swooping roofline and an apple tree.

What have your fellow 51ԹϺ graduates been up to? Read about their latest accomplishments.