Topic: society and culture

Profile image of UNLV social work professor Nick Barr on UNLV's campus
Business and Community | August 24, 2020

As the coronavirus pandemic continues, UNLV social work professor Nicholas Barr stresses importance of keeping people housed.

woman in office
People | August 14, 2020

Known for pushing the envelope and for being ahead of the curve, English professor and pop culture advocate Felicia Campbell joined the UNLV faculty in 1962.

Nicole Santero at home, surrounded by BTS memorabilia, including a poster.
People | August 3, 2020

Nicole Santero balances her job communicating about the School of Public Health with her doctoral research on the BTS phenomenon.

smiling black woman hangs "open" sign on the window of her business
Research | July 24, 2020

UNLV political science expert Tiffiany Howard examines the lag in U.S. Black business ownership and opportunities for closing the racial wealth gap.

Hands of white and black people being raised in the air at a protest.
Research | June 22, 2020

UNLV African American and African Diaspora Studies professor Tyler D. Parry on the effectiveness of protesting to enact social change.

illustration of flag with starburst emblem
Campus News | June 18, 2020

Video from Student Diversity and Social Justice will mark holiday commemorating the end of slavery.

silhouette of man and woman arguing
Research | June 16, 2020

UNLV criminal justice professor Gillian Pinchevsky on the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on victims of intimate partner abuse and how society can help protect them in the future.

Protest signs read "Defund Police" and "Abolish Police"
Research | June 10, 2020

As more municipalities weigh the future of their police departments, UNLV professors explain what these movements mean and how they would work.

Jessica Murrey headshot
People | June 5, 2020

How a classroom assignment led UNLV alumna Jessica Walters Murrey to a career as a social change communication expert.