Study: New Explanation for Unique ‘Negative Superhump’ Features of Deep-Space Binary Star Systems
UNLV-led team of astrophysicists resolves decades-old conundrum with new theory on mechanisms driving periodic brightness variations in cataclysmic variable star systems.
Passengers helped each other escape when Air Canada jet crashed at New York’s LaGuardia
Reaction poured in on Monday after an Air Canada passenger jet flying from Montreal to New York City crashed into a fire truck after landing at LaGuardia Airport, raising questions about the actions of the air traffic controllers on duty at the time of the fatal accident.
Las Vegas builders start 2026 with sharp drop in home sales from year ago
Sales and permits have tumbled from early-2025 levels in Southern Nevada — and prices ticked lower for the first time in a few years — as buyers face elevated borrowing costs and other economic headwinds. Some key aspects of the market recently saw month-to-month gains, but overall, business is down from the same period last year.
NCT Stages Christopher Chen’s 'Passage' March 27-April 5
Inspired by E.M. Forster’s A Passage to India, the play unfolds as a fantasia set within a neocolonial landscape where a fragile friendship is placed under extraordinary strain.
For Commencement, UNLV's president selects and honors a few exceptional students who embody the academic, research, and community impact of the graduating class. Spring nomination deadline is April 12.
From Athlete to Surgeon: A Resident’s Path to Orthopaedics
Orthopaedics chief resident Dr. Jordan Miller wants to take care of collegiate and professional athletes and regular Las Vegas residents after completing his fellowship.
Linc Johnson (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) presented his research study, "Globalization as a Social Science Problem: Applying the Johnson Ranking of Global Engagement (JRGE) at UNLV," at the National Social Science Association Conference in Las Vegas. This paper re-conceptualizes global engagement as an analytically…
Christina Watanabe (Theatre), head of design/tech and assistant professor of lighting design, recently designed the world premier production of Spread by Jesús I. Valles at INTAR Theatre in New York City. This off-Broadway production has extended its initial run and will have the distinction of being filmed and added to the New York Public Library…
Barb Brents (Sociology), alumni Chris Wakefield and Alessandra Lanti, and an international team of researchers recently co-authored "How crime-based legal regimes shape sexual harm: Sex work, consent and vulnerability," published in the British Journal of Criminology. The research examines how legal regimes in the UK, US, and New Zealand shape the…
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