UNLV Dance Announces 50th Anniversary Concert Season
This landmark season gathers an extraordinary community of choreographic voices whose works celebrate where UNLV Dance has been, honor who it is today, and imagine where it will go next.
Governor touts Nevada's first children's hospital. How much credit should he really get?
The hospital will provide specialty care including oncology, bone marrow transplants and the highest level of neonatal intensive care unit, among other services. Chris Heavey, the interim president of UNLV, said the university's medical school will also be able to partner with Intermountain Health to create new pediatrics residency slots supported by federal funding.
West Coast News Wrap Live | Trial Begins 30 Years After Tupac Shakur's Killing
Decades after Tupac Shakur's shocking murder, jury selection began today in the trial of Duane "Keffe D" Davis. Prosecutors say he ordered the 1996 drive-by shooting that killed the legendary rapper.
How a former flight attendant posing as a pilot got free flights for years — and finally got caught
A former flight attendant from Toronto has pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court in connection with a fraud scheme reminiscent of the 2002 Steven Spielberg film, Catch Me If You Can.
Tracing the Colorado River: UNLV Honors Students Take Water Policy on the Road
A three-day, 1,000-mile journey to the Colorado River's Rocky Mountain headwaters turned a semester of water policy coursework into something students could literally wade into deeply.
The Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program participates in the Las Vegas Military-Civilian Partnership, allowing both military and civilian residents to learn skills they wouldn’t get anywhere else.
Rafael Oganesyan Helps Students Turn Research Into Opportunity
The 2026 Administrative Faculty of the Year for Student Service Excellence on his UNLV career — from a high schooler quietly earning college credit to director of the Office of Undergraduate Research.
Presentation: Esther Adaji, Ohis Egbaidomeh, Soo-Ji Hwang, Sara K. Rosenkranz, Richard R. Rosenkranz
Esther Adaji (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) presented findings from a collaborative research study titled “Barriers and Facilitators to Healthy Eating Among U.S. School-Aged Children: A Qualitative Systematic Review” at the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior (SNEB) Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.
The study examined factors…
Soon Cho (Couple and Family Therapy) presented on "It's nice having someone to talk to, even if you are just AI. Relational Distress in the Age of AI: Why People Turn to AI in Relational Distress and What Happens in the Conversation" at the 11th Annual Asian Academy of Family Therapy Conference in Seoul, South Korea.
Soon Cho Ph.D. (Couple and Family Therapy) presented on "Generative AI Chatbots and Mental Health Help-Seeking: A Pre-Post Trial" at the Annual American Psychological Association 2026 in Washington, D.C.
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