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The Man Who Started it All Passes Away at 91
In a 2017 interview, Jerry Vallen, founding dean of the Hospitality College looked back at the early days of the school.
Campus News | August 4, 2020
UNLV's Debate Team Faces New Challenges
Nationally recognized program builds critical thinking through times of crisis but faces funding problems.
Arts and Culture | August 3, 2020
Submissions Requested for Virtual Exhibition #Justice
The department of art and Donna Beam Gallery are accepting submissions through Sept. 1.
People | August 3, 2020
The (Remote) Interview: Nicole Santero
Nicole Santero balances her job communicating about the School of Public Health with her doctoral research on the BTS phenomenon.
Campus News | July 30, 2020
Professional Development Tip of the Week: De-escalating Conflict
UNLV's human resources team launches tip series to help employeesUNLV Experts In The News
August 3, 2020
A massive $4 billion resort is scheduled to open next year at the site of the old Stardust property on the Strip, but that doesn’t mean the famed casino will be forgotten.
KCBS Radio
August 3, 2020
As racial tensions have risen throughout the nation this summer after the death of George Floyd, there are renewed calls to support an ongoing social justice movement.. and to support Black-owned businesses.
August 3, 2020
COVID-19 testing was limited in March at the outset of the pandemic to patients showing virus symptoms because of a worldwide shortage in kits. The need for mass testing was a crucial early step in containing the virus.
Research | July 29, 2020
The Science Behind Opening Schools
Assistant professor of public health Brian Labus offers some reasons for optimism for bringing younger students back to the classroom.
Campus News | July 28, 2020
Rare Condition That Affects Children May Be Related to Covid-19
Colleagues from the UNLV School of Medicine have penned a paper on Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children.
Business and Community | July 28, 2020
UNLV and Get Outdoors Nevada Partner to Teach Science Through Nature
Grant trains UNLV students to teach science concepts to more than 4,000 local elementary students.
People | July 27, 2020
The (Remote) Interview: Steven Palazzo
The nurse/educator sees the remote learning necessitated by the pandemic as an opportunity for growth.
Research | July 24, 2020
Study: Black Entrepreneurship in the United States
UNLV political science expert Tiffiany Howard examines the lag in U.S. Black business ownership and opportunities for closing the racial wealth gap.Recent Accomplishments
August 3, 2020
Tyler D. Parry (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) appeared on KTNV Channel 13 Action News' "Bridging the Divide" series to discuss desegregation and the murder of Emmett Till. He also was one of five panelists who discussed issues of protest, racism, violence, and education in "Every Voice: Race, Protest, and Power in Las Vegas." The...
August 3, 2020
Alain Bengochea (Early Childhood, Multilingual, & Special Education) co-authored a manuscript, "Exploring the Object-sourced Transmodal Practices of an Emergent Bilingual Child in Sociodramatic Play" in the Journal of Early Childhood Research. This study explores how an emergent bilingual preschooler used different modalities (actions, visual...
August 3, 2020
Marina Garber-Colacicchi (World Languages and Cultures) had a collection of poetry "La commedia dell'arte" published in the latest issue of the literary magazine Kreshchatik, Kiev, Ukraine.
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