Research and Graduate Studies

UNLV Research Foundation is an affiliated foundation of the UNLV and a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation chartered in the state of Nevada.

The mission of the foundation is to support UNLV research and to support economic development in Southern Nevada by developing and maintaining UNLV research and technology parks as perpetual assets to enhance intellectual, scientific, and financial growth for the university.

To fulfill this mission, the foundation is facilitating, at an accelerated pace, the real estate development of the UNLV Harry Reid Research and Technology Park. In further support of UNLV research, the foundation manages select federal research grants and contracts.

The foundation is operated by a core management team with oversight by a board of directors. The board of directors includes UNLV’s president, executive vice president and provost, vice president for research and graduate studies, and respected members of the Las Vegas business community who are members of the board of trustees of the foundation.

UNLV Harry Reid Research and Technology Park
The UNLV Harry Reid Research and Technology Park is designed to support research growth and technology development at UNLV and to create a business environment that will advance the existing research and high-tech economic base in Southern Nevada.

For more information about the UNLV Research Foundation, please contact:

UNLV Research Foundation
8311 W. Sunset Road, Suite 200
Phone: 702-895-2833
Fax: 702-895-3877
Interim Executive director: Elizabeth Dickson
E-mail: elizabeth.dickson@unlv.edu

For more information about the UNLV Harry Reid Research and Technology Park, please contact:

Commercial Development and Management Corporation
8311 W. Sunset Road, Suite 200
Phone: 702-405-9100
Fax: 702-405-9101
CEO: Bud Pittinger
E-mail: bud@cdmclv.com

UNLV RESEARCH FOUNDATION