103-year-old on dialysis: was it worth it?

Tolerance--is it worth it?

We are entering an exciting time in the study of immunologic tolerance. Several cellular and molecular strategies have been developed that show promise in nonhuman transplant models and these approaches are just now appearing in clinical trials. Tolerance strategies that prevent immune rejection and obviate the need for immunosuppressive medications (with inherent risk of cancer, infection, and...

It was a very good year.

18 INNOVATION www.unlv.edu 19 INNOVATION As with any great team–be it in sports or in the laboratory–success is rarely a product of happenstance. So it was no accident when, in the span of just three months last year, several research teams in UNLV’s School of Life Sciences (SOLS) were awarded sizable grants from some of the nation’s most respected funding agencies. Seven teams were notified la...

Was It Worth It? Summarizing and Navigating User Reviews with Natural Language Methods

Popular products often attract an astonishing number of user reviews. Sifting through them by the thousands can be quite a headache, one that has inspired solutions like unique phrase identification (e.g., Yelp) and helpfulness ratings (e.g., Amazon). While clearly useful, these techniques only capitalize on a small subset of the reviews, and cannot answer questions like, “do these people care ...

Getting a Mba: Is It worth It?

Animal testing: is it worth it?