Portrait of Brooke Shields
Arts and Culture |

Actress, model, and best-selling author will present "From Icon to Author: Brooke Shields on Life in the Spotlight" at 7:30 p.m. on April 20 at UNLV; tickets are free. 
 

Virginia Smercina stands at entrance of Graduate Commons
People |

The soon-to-be two-time UNLV alumna is helping graduate students find their voice and advocate for themselves.

A 1950s housewife winks at the camera while stirring a pot and standing against the background of a cartoon-drawn kitchen
Research |

UNLV-led study is the first to examine attitudes of men toward the social media housewife trend that calls for return to traditional gender roles.

female student in business attire using computer in class
Campus News |

A new finance course blends self-paced study with bi-weekly meetings to keep students progressing toward licensure.

UNLV Experts In The News

WURD Radio

March 2026 is the 12 year anniversary of the disappearance of Malaysia Flight MH370, which disappeared from radar on March 8th, 2014. MH370 vanished with 239 people aboard, mostly Chinese nationals, on a flight from Malaysia's capital, Kuala Lumpur, to Beijing. Satellite data showed the plane turned from its flight path and headed south to the far-southern Indian Ocean, where it is believed to have crashed. Dr. Dan Bubb joins the show to further discuss the disappearance of Malaysia Flight 370 in regard to what people know about the plane, theories on what happened to the plane, and why the main wreckage of the aircraft has not been found to this day.

Newsweek

Former airline pilot Dan Bubb, who is a historian and professor at UNLV, told Newsweek that what viewers are seeing reflects a balance pilots must sometimes strike between visibility and other in-flight risks.

The Nevada Independent

North Las Vegas is the latest battleground in efforts to confirm how long Nevada elected officials are allowed to serve.

Gina Bongiovi working on a laptop
People |

Gina Bongiovi draws on her own experience as an entrepreneur to help business owners navigate complex legal decisions.

A digital collage of a marble bust of a philosopher and a mix of portable gaming consoles.
Campus News |

What Zelda, Pokémon, and Grand Theft Auto can teach students about the world — one level at a time.

Artist depiction of cataclysmic variable star system
Research |

UNLV-led team of astrophysicists resolves decades-old conundrum with new theory on mechanisms driving periodic brightness variations in cataclysmic variable star systems. 
 

Amanda Morgan surrounded by STD stuffies holding a sign, "Where do I come from?"
People |

The UNLV alumna-turned-professor has taught thousands of students about their bodies and how to keep themselves safe.

A large orchestra performing on stage
Arts and Culture |

This evening will celebrate the university’s top soloists, demonstrating the talent cultivated within the UNLV School of Music.

Recent Accomplishments

Won-Yong Oh (Management & Entrepreneurship), in collaboration with researchers at the University of Manitoba and Nanjing University, was awarded an Insight Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada. The project, totaling $118,566, will be funded through March 2030. The research, titled "When…
Amy Mathis-Leonard (Undergraduate Education and High-Impact Practices) presented on a panel at the Dana Center Launch Years Initiative convening "Shared Goals, Shared Success: Advancing Math Pathways" at the University of Texas at Austin, discussing lessons learned during implementation of corequisite math instruction
Gary Totten (Faculty Affairs) has published an article, “Technologies of Uplift: Race and Beauty in Edith Wharton’s Twilight Sleep,” in the journal MFS: Modern Fiction Studies. The article examines how early twentieth-century theories of race, beauty, and women’s health and reproduction influence the representation of women’s bodies and identities…
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