The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) is a public research institution committed to rigorous educational programs and promoting well-being and achievement through education, research, scholarship, and creative activity. UNLV recently achieved R1“very high research activity” status according to the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. UNLV is now one of130 institutions—out of 4,000 colleges and universities nationwide—to hold R1 status, the gold standard for university research metrics.