Billy Owensby, Lisa Dirk, Ryan Sousa sit together during study group
Research |

Although their journeys to graduation day are all different, these three social work students share how UNLV brought them together outside the classroom.

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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.

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Business and Community |

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

UNLV Experts In The News

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The U.S. Supreme Court restored broad access to the abortion pill Mifepristone, at least for now, allowing women to obtain the medication at pharmacies, through telehealth or through the mail without an in-person visit to a doctor.

K.N.P.R. News

As of two weeks ago, marijuana belonged to the same controlled-substance classification as heroin and LSD. But on April 23, the U.S. Department of Justice reclassified medicinal and FDA-approved cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III, the group that also includes lower-risk, less-abused drugs such as ketamine and steroids. What does this mean for Nevada’s commercial marijuana industry? That part remains unclear, at least in the short term.

UPI

The final rule from the Office of the Attorney General places all drug products that contain marijuana and are federally approved in Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act. The move shifts cannabis from Schedule I, alongside substances like heroin and LSD, to Schedule III, with the likes of codeine and ketamine.

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Research |

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

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Campus News |

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

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People |

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

Three people holding an oversized ceremonial for $5,000 made out to "President's Investment Challenge First Place"
Campus News |

Competition was fierce for the 79 student teams that managed portfolios of $500,000.

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People |

Ying Guo, 2026 Community-Based Research Award recipient, works with Boys Town Nevada to improve support systems available for Clark County children and families.

Recent Accomplishments

Drew Simshaw (Law) was appointed as a member of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Section on Technology, Law & Legal Education's Summer Webinar Series Committee. 
Shih-Chun “Steven” Chien (Law) presented a coauthored project, A Gravitational Theory of Prosecutor Networks (with Professor Ronald F. Wright of the Wake Forest University School of Law), at the Criminal Justice Ethics Schmooze at Fordham University School of Law.
Eve Hanan (Law) published her new article, “Presumed Guilt: Epistemic Closure in Pregnancy Prosecutions,” in the Buffalo Law Review.
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