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The Land of a Thousand Thrills
From the E.T. Highway to the massive mines southwest of Elko to the shores of Lake Tahoe and back again, a cohort of Honors College students takes an energizing field trip around the state to see all the weird, wild, and wonderful that Nevada has to offer outside Las Vegas’ borders.
UNLV Newsmakers 2022: November
A roundup of students and faculty whose innovation and expertise made news headlines.
5 Simple Techniques to Keep Holiday Stress in Check
Wellness expert and medical school professor Anne Weisman shares tips from her mind-body training that anyone can use to de-stress and find balance during the holiday season.
The Interview: Megan Black
This fundraiser is the ultimate hype woman – and she makes a mean chocolate chip cookie, too!
A Message from UNLV Leadership: Campus Values
As part of the Top Tier 2.0 strategic plan, UNLV introduces a set of core values to help guide future actions and build a more welcoming, inclusive campus environment.
UNLV Experts In The News
A plane crashes into one of the dormitory buildings on the UNLV campus on this night in December while a few hundred feet away thousands of fans are packed into the Thomas Mack Center for the National Finals Rodeo. This hypothetical situation is one of the simulations used in a master’s degree program at UNLV on emergency and crisis management, in which students are taught how to prepare for, respond to, mitigate and recover from natural and man-made disasters.
Social media is flooded with posts that claim to prove the Earth is flat. A recent example is a post that claims a photo of Chicago taken from Indiana demonstrates the Earth's flatness.
Mankind's crucial fossil fuels—coal, natural gas and crude oil—all unfortunately contain large amounts of carbon. But why is that and where does it come from?
UNLV Engineering Students Prepare for Future with High-Tech Prototypes
Over 30 inventions addressing real-world problems will be on display Dec. 9 during the Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering Senior Design Competition.
The Course: Animal Ethics
From the problems of feeding wild horses to new pet store ordinances, students explore moral issues related to animals.
Checking in on Charter Class Graduate Alex Ma
Medical school alum and second-year resident entertains pediatric hospital patients by volunteering for local nonprofit Critical Care Comics.
Rewriting Nevada's Mining Story
With a rich store of lithium in our lands, the state has a chance to capitalize on the ever-growing demand for clean energy. Here’s how we can ensure this boom doesn’t go bust.
The Interview: Jerra Strong
This entertainment engineering and design alum knows all the tricks when it comes to keeping UNLV’s website accessibility-friendly.
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