News: Graduate College

Vaneh Darakjian
People |

Born in a refugee camp in Germany, Darakjian eventually settled in Las Vegas with her family and made her way to UNLV. Now this alum is busy promoting the high-quality graduate education offered by her alma mater.

Team Wingin' It stands in front of U.N.L.V. sign
Business and Community |

Team Wingin’ It, a group led by UNLV students, hatched a plan to help Las Vegas become more energy efficient and plucked the $10K grand prize during the Consumer Electronics Show.

Benoy Jacob
Business and Community |

Forget national politics — the director of UNLV's new urban leadership program says those working at the city level will be affecting the most change in the coming decade.

Brett Abarbanel
People |

This UNLV Outstanding Graduate returns as faculty to expand and promote the gaming research she began as a student.

Jennifer Hurtado
Campus News |

The best summation of the presidential debate experience: "No one treated me like a student. For a couple of hours, I felt like a professional."

Lied Library
Research |

Find out how to take advantage of dissertations, theses and scholarly articles and more, from universities the country over.

Katelyn DiBenedetto holds an arrowhead
Research |

From finances to energy, health care, and more, UNLV graduate student researchers are asking important questions about America’s future.

Elizabeth Jost
People |

This senior admissions analyst takes both her job and her "geeky" hobbies seriously.

Nicole Santero
People |

When she noticed boy band fans controlled worldwide Twitter trends, journalism grad Nicole Santero wanted to know why.

Valarie Burke and son Jace
People |

One of the Administrative Faculty Member of the Year Award winners, the Graduate College's Valarie Burke has been part of UNLV since arriving as an undergraduate 14 years ago.

Enzu Chang
Campus News |

The two UNLV students will teach English and perform research abroad. One is headed to Korea, the other to Colombia.

David Wedley
People |

This Academic Success Center staffer says he feels a sense of accomplishment when he sees UNLV’s student-athletes graduate.