Kpop Club dance team on stage
Arts and Culture |

As BTS returns to Las Vegas for a new world tour, UNLV's K-pop Club turns a shared interest into a student community.

Amanda Leisgang Osse, PhD, is an assistant professor of neurodegenerative clinical trials research in the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV Department of Brain Health.
Research |

With women making up almost two-thirds of Americans diagnosed with the disease, Dr. Amanda Osse is focused on bringing women’s health to the forefront of Alzheimer’s studies.

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People |

The Eileen McGarry Career Champion of the Year focuses on the 'how' and 'why' of career readiness.

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Campus News |

A flowery collection of top headlines featuring UNLV faculty and students.

UNLV Experts In The News

The Intercept

A crypto mogul gave $2.5 million to a candidate running against State Sen. Nicole Cannizzaro in the Nevada attorney general race.

The Detroit News

Experts say Frontier Airlines is likely to capture a significant share of Spirit Airlines’ business at Detroit Metro and across national routes, though they expect demand to be spread among the remaining low-cost carriers. Frontier offers service between Detroit and Spirit's top three markets, all of them popular among leisure travelers: Fort Lauderdale, Orlando and Las Vegas.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Five years ago, Las Vegas’ housing market was red-hot. Homes sold rapidly, as buyers flooded properties with offers and routinely paid over the asking price. One agent said he held an open house that drew so many people that local security did crowd control. Soon enough, however, the market had slammed the brakes, as sales totals plunged and prices tumbled.

three children in dental chair
Business and Community |

In places where patients often travel hours or go without treatment, UNLV-trained dentists are closing critical gaps in access.

Lied Library with the Las Vegas Strip in the background.
Research |

UNLV is the first from Nevada to join elite group of public and private research libraries from across the U.S. and Canada.
 

two people walking using tools for assistance by water
Campus News |

Regular aerobic activity may reduce inflammation, support brain health, and help slow symptom progression.

Kyle Fairweather in an awesome white spiral architectural setting
People |

More than 3,000 young people across Southern Nevada have participated in leadership workshops spearheaded by a UNLV student.

Kathleen Thimsen speaking with students
People |

UNLV nursing course earns Kathleen Thimsen the UNLV 2026 Community Engagement Service-Learning Award.

Recent Accomplishments

Ph.D. student Laurencia Bonsu (Environmental and Global Health) presented on collaborative research with Erika Marquez, Kwame Obeng, and Jefferson Totimeh, Blessing Gbadago, Louisa Messenger, and Josh Garn (all Public Health) titled "LEAD Exposure in Groundwater Drinking Sources Between a Mining and a Non-Mining Community in Kumasi,…
Erika Marquez (Environmental and Global Health) presented collaborative research with Laurencia Bonsu, Kwame Obeng, Totimeh Totimech, Gbadago Gbadago, Louisa Messenger, and Josh Garn (all Public Health) titled “Assessment of Heavy Metals in Groundwater and Proximity to Illegal Artisanal Mining Sites in Ghana” at the International Conference on…
Haboush-Deloye presented on collaborative research with Amanda Haboush-Deloye, Erika Marquez, Elizabeth Lawerence, Courtney Coughenour (all Public Health) titled, “Prenatal Exposure to Organophosphate and Pyrethroid Pesticides in an Urban U.S. Population: Implications for Children’s Environmental Health,” at the International Conference on…
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