SCIENCE = ART A REASON TO SMILE BLAST FROM THE PAST A new exhibit proves the two A treasure in your teeth A musician is bringing can be one and the same may someday save your life baroque sounds back InnovationTHE RESEARCH MAGAZINE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS RESEARCH for a REGION From health disparities to social injustices, UNLV researchers are tackling some of the toughest challenges our community faces PERSPECTIVE: SIX DECADES OF RESEARCH UNLV INNOVATION Future Forward UNLV ceLebrates ITs 60Th ANNIVersAry this academic year. Milestones like UNLV Innovation this tend to put everyone on campus in a reflective mood as we think back to our Fall 2017 Vol. 10, No. 1 beginnings, take stock of where we currently stand, and look toward our future goals. Editor-in-Chief Although much has changed since those early days—just check out some Raegen Pietrucha
[email protected] campus pictures from the 1960s—we still celebrated many firsts this year: a new Consulting Editor Baroque Fest that brought a unique musical experience to the community, a new Cate Weeks exhibit that showcased science and math imagery as art, the inaugural class of Editorial Interns students in UNLV’s new School of Medicine, and more. Alexandra Karosas We’re also celebrating the arrival of a new key member of our leadership team: Rachel Glaze Mary Croughan, UNLV’s new vice president for research and economic develop- Contributing Art Director ment. Croughan is a seasoned administrator and researcher from the University of S. A. Lien California system with more than 30 years of experience in higher education, and Photographers we look forward to seeing where she will take our current research and economic Josh Hawkins development efforts.