Features

Carb Confusion

Counting calories used to be the only way to diet. Then low-fat diets came and went, only to be followed by carb counting today. But before you banish potatoes from your diet forever, learn from UNLV experts about the research behind the latest trends in nutrition.

• Gaining Weight in the Mecca of Cheap Food
• The Atkins Diet: What's at Steak?

Backfiring Biology or Malnourished Moms?

How two academic disciplines are approaching the problem of skyrocketing obesity and diabetes rates in Native Americans.

The Cost of Convenience

Cake mixes, casserole starters, and the nation’s highway system have reshaped the diets that served us well for centuries. Unfortunately our biological evolution hasn’t kept pace with our dietary shifts.

• Today's Chefs Pulling More Out of Their Hats
• The Smell of Money: UNLV Student Makes Mark on the Gourmet Scene

Reality Check

Is all you know about schizophrenia based on TV shows and A Beautiful Mind? Psychology professor Daniel Allen shares his insights about the debilitating mental disorder that is shrouded in misperceptions.

Alumni

Alumni News

• Clubs Connect Alums Nationwide
• New Member Benefit Offers Discounted Resort Accommodations
• Alums Build Careers one Breakfast at a Time
• About Alumni Relations

Alumni Profiles

• Another Completion: Randall Cunningham, recent graduate
• Brewing Up a Business: Scott Plail, coffee company owner
• Study in Contrasts: Ann Fleming and Ken Kulas, interior architects
• Weathering the Storm: Sam-Erik Ruttmann, resort executive

Class Notes

• 1970s
• 1980s
• 1990s
• 2000s

Foundations

• Alumni Boost Runnin' Rebel Program with Gift Through Their Company
• Boyd Makes Historic Pledge of $25 Million to Law School
• Donors Put UNLV on the Pre-Columbian Map
• Foundation Raises $8.3 Million for Scholarships
• Rebel Athletic Fund Helps Student-Athletes Succeed

Departments

From the President

• Heart and Soul: UNLV Celebrates City's Centennial

Campus News

• By the Numbers: Campus Dining
• Law Students Win Competition by Focusing on Mediation
• Program for Senior Receives Grant
• Rebel Resource: The Howard Hughes Collections
• Thinking Inside the Box
• UNLV Students Create Window Mural to Celebrate Centennial

It Dawned on Smee

• New Magazine Feature Highlight Talents of UNLV Illustrator

Books

• Media, Audiences, Effects
• Memories Are Made of This: Dean Martin Through His Daughter's Eyes
• Restaurant Marketing for Owners and Manager

Timeline

• Sipping for Scholarships