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    How UNLV’s Cannabis Policy Institute is both shaping and changing the conversation around marijuana.

Hockey coach talks to child campers.
Business and Community |

After reaching national championship dreams, UNLV men's hockey team brings the heat to coaching the next generation of athletes.

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People |

The Classified Employee of the Year's positive outlook and warm approach helps her colleagues in otolaryngology to thrive.

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Campus News |

As Las Vegas' temps reach triple digits, UNLV Wellness Manager Sonja Rogers has advice on how to stay safe in the heat!

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Arts and Culture |

Exclusive 40% savings on season subscriptions available June 27 through July 12.

UNLV Experts In The News

Las Vegas Sun

The “Gateway to Maryland Parkway” is one step closer to becoming reality at UNLV’s campus. The university is using part of a $6.2 million state appropriation to continue planning and design for a new Lee Business School building at Maryland Parkway and Frazier Way, near the main campus entrance.

City Cast Las Vegas

You know the Goodmans (of Vegas mayoral fame) and the Reids (our airport's namesake) — but did you know that a surprising number of our politicians actually come from generations of elected power? Co-hosts Sarah Lohman and Dayvid Figler talk with UNLV history professor Michael Green about the political dynasties of Las Vegas and if a legacy last name still matters as much as it used to.

The Nevada Independent

By the time the dust settled on the 2025 Nevada legislative session, more than 300 bills sponsored by lawmakers had reached Gov. Joe Lombardo’s desk. The Republican governor eventually rejected more than a fifth of these bills, vetoing 68 of them while signing 243 into law.

David Jackson, MD, Intermountain Healthcare of Nevada Endowed Chair in Gynecologic Surgery & Obstetrics at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV, and Edozie Ezeanolue, member of the class of 2026, at the Class of 2026 White Coat Ceremony.
People |

As a medical student with an entrepreneurial spirit, Edozie Ezeanolue envisions technology transforming the future of healthcare.

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Campus News |

The program, which is now accepting applications for the fall, prepares students for an industry experiencing record demand.

A portrait of Breann Wickson.
People |

The second place winner of the 2024 Classified Employee of the Year award winner goes the extra mile to make UNLV a better place.

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Campus News |

Students in the Las Vegas Valley can take college credit courses at their school or attend on the UNLV campus through Dual Enrollment.

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Campus News |

The first of its kind in the state, the facility is purpose-built to serve patients who use a wheelchair or gurney during dental treatments. The school is also expanding care for cleft palate and craniofacial anomalies.

Recent Accomplishments

Professor Rachel J. Anderson (Law) gave a presentation on the history of the Lutie A. Lytle Faculty Workshop for the Society of American Law Teachers.
Dr. John Gallob (Dental Medicine) presented a poster at the International Association for Dental Research, 103rd General Session and Exhibition of the IADR, in Barcelona Spain. He was a named author on a second poster as well. Presented: "Superiority of a Novel Manual Toothbrush in Plaque/Gingivitis Control" John T. Gallob*2, Luis Rene Mateo3, Yun…
Dr. Tanya Al-Talib (Dental Medicine) presented a poster at the International Association for Dental Research, 103rd General Session and Exhibition of the IADR, in Barcelona, Spain. Presented: "Condylar Position, Dimensions, and Angulation in the Different Vertical Skeletal Patterns: an Adult CBCT Study" Usama Al Abdullah2, Tanya Al-Talib*1
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