The CFA Awards Committee has completed their review of candidates for our annual awards. This year's award winners are: Charles Vanda Award for Excellence in the Arts Jason Hortin CFA Outstanding Full Time Teacher of the Year Award Stephanie Council CFA Administrative Faculty of The Year Award Shahab Zargari Congratulations all! Jason Hortin Jason Hortin began studying…
Congratulations to the UNLV winners of the 3rd Annual Sphere XO Student Design Challenge! Mariana Infante-Grimaldo, senior, Architecture Alexis Winn, senior, Engineering, Computer Science
UNLV Music faculty Viet Cuong premiered new original song Ladders at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Ladders was commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic for a concert celebrating 'The Great Wall of Los Angeles'—Judy Baca’s monumental mural that traces the layered, complicated history of the city. Six composers were invited to give musical voice to sections of the…
UNLV Film proudly celebrates Assistant Professor Thomas Bjelic, whose sound design work will be featured in two major theatrical releases this March: YOUNGBLOOD and MAYA & SAMAR. YOUNGBLOOD premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in 2025. Directed by Academy Award-nominated Hubert Davis (BLACK ICE) and starring Ashton James and Blair Underwood, the film follows a…
UNLV Film is proud to present PROJECT HAIL MARY, starring Ryan Gosling, at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 14 in FDH 109. This is an exclusive on-campus preview screening free to all students, faculty, staff and guests. Due to limited seating in FDH 109, we strongly encourage registering for this event and arriving no later than 30 minutes before screen time! Sign up now!
Viet Cuong has been named one of two recipients of this year’s Goddard Lieberson Fellowship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters! Two fellowships of $15,000 are awarded annually to composers of “extraordinary gifts.” "This honor feels especially meaningful at this stage in my life," said Quong on Instagram this week, "The Academy has long supported some of the most…
In this episode of Defining Hospitality, Dan Ryan sits down with Glenn Nowak, an accomplished architect and associate professor at UNLV, to dive into his extensive experience in architecture and hospitality design. They explore various aspects of radical innovation within the built environment, the unique opportunities Las Vegas offers as a ‘living laboratory,’ and Nowak’s involvement in…
Zida Wang, Ph.D., Manager of Academic and Community Engagement at Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art, co-edited Creating Digital Exhibitions: A Practical Guide (Bloomsbury Academic), publishing on Feb. 19, 2026. The book contributes to museum and digital exhibition practice by pairing clear theoretical frameworks with practical, step-by-step guidance for creating virtual exhibitions in museums. It…