A graduating student — wearing a red gown and cap decorated with the phrase "Finally Done 2024" — is surrounded by other students as she stands, facing away from the camera and waving to the audience with her raised left hand
Campus News |

Degree earners from 33 states and 38 countries to cross Thomas & Mack Center stage over course of three undergrad and graduate ceremonies held on Dec. 17 and 18.

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Research |

Life Sciences professor Prasun Guha has the 'guts' to explore the connections between gastrointestinal health and disease.

A student looks over an airport tarmac; a plane is in the background.
Campus News |

Students discover how aviation gave wings to the American West.
 

David N. Jackson, MD, FACOG
People |

Dr. David Jackson shares how Gynecologic Surgery and Obstetrics' priorities include training physicians, providing elite care, and establishing transformational research.

UNLV Experts In The News

Forbes

The latest development in a heated years-long legal battle between Utah-based brokerage Alpine Securities and its regulator, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), has added more uncertainty over the future of market regulation.

The Nevada Independent

The new year is generally regarded as an opportunity to start fresh — resolutions abound, grand plans are launched. But in a society focused on what’s new, the preservation of old places — from culturally important indigenous lands to historic buildings in some of Nevada’s biggest and smallest cities — is an uphill battle.

Private Funds CFO

 

The Securities and Exchange Commission's investment advisory committee met Tuesday to discuss ways of bringing retail investors into private funds, a discussion that may well be heard again once the administration changes over in January.

 

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Business and Community |

Three new reports, shared during CPI's inaugural symposium, explore complexities of Nevada’s cannabis economy, national marketing strategies, and explosion of THC beverage market.

jazz vocalists performing on stage
Arts and Culture |

The premier jazz vocal ensemble will sing holiday hits from Frank Sinatra, Elvis, Celine Dion, and other Vegas legends.

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Arts and Culture |

‘Tis the season for UNLV folklore expert Katherine Walker to guide us through some of the holiday season’s holliest and jolliest customs.

three costumed characters from the Merry Wives of Windsor
Arts and Culture |

Performances continue Dec. 12-14 in the Black Box Theatre.

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People |

This hygienist has found a bright future as an instructor in UNLV's School of Dental Medicine.

Recent Accomplishments

Jim Jobin (UNLV PRACTICE), clinical coordinator of UNLV's multidisciplinary mental health clinic UNLV PRACTICE, has won the Best of Las Vegas award from the Las Vegas Review Journal for Best Mental Health Therapist. 
Eileen McGarry (Career Services), executive director of Career Services, was a participant in a co-presentation by Career Services and Workforce Development that took place at Mountain Pacific Association of Colleges and Employers (MPACE) in San Diego, California. The topic was titled "Employer and Career Center Partnerships - Creating New Waves…
  The First-Gen Essay Competition is part of the annual campus-wide First-Generation Celebration held each year in November. The contest allows first-generation undergraduate and graduate students to share personal stories about their first-generation journeys at UNLV. Nearly 40 students participated in this year's…
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