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UNLV Public Policy Expert Robert Lang Passes Away
Lang was a powerful advocate for UNLV and the role of higher education in helping Southern Nevada thrive.
People | June 24, 2021
Making the Right Connections to Close Gender Gap
UNLV's Kim Schjang joins top female IT professionals to construct the world’s fastest volunteer-built network for the SC21 supercomputing conference.
People | June 22, 2021
Shaping the School of Nursing
Former dean Carolyn Sabo, who helped oversee nursing evolve from department to its own school, retires after 37 years at UNLV.
People | June 21, 2021
The (Remote) Interview: Sam Fugazzotto
As chair of the Commencement Committee, the university's registrar says he was excited to see a return to in-person celebrations last month.
Arts and Culture | June 18, 2021
One Last Chance to Take a Spin June 26
Enjoy this final performance of "Spin (After Sol LeWitt)," an exhibition of sculpture, video, photography, and performance by Colorado-based artist Yumi Janairo Roth.UNLV Experts In The News
June 24, 2021
Nevada has moved into a new phase of vaccine rollout by ending restrictions statewide and closing mass vaccination sites in favor of smaller clinics and community events, but a resurgence in coronavirus cases over the past week is a reminder the pandemic isn’t over.
June 24, 2021
As Las Vegas prepares for the Thursday grand opening of Resorts World, economic experts said they are seeing signs of a real economic recovery across the valley.
June 24, 2021
More contagious than the original virus. The Delta variant of the coronavirus is spreading fast across the country, and it’s also here in Southern Nevada. Doctors say there’s some concern but the tools are already there to beat it.
People | June 18, 2021
Med Student Works Through Adversity to Pursue Degree
Family COVID diagnoses didn't slow Genesis Krisel Leon's determination to help those underserved in medicine.
Arts and Culture | June 17, 2021
Surplus Center's Art Deficit No More
Art students take on thousands of square feet worth of blank canvas to adorn the Flamingo Auxiliary Building with two larger-than-life murals.
Campus News | June 16, 2021
CSUN Project Highlights Impact of BLM Movement on Students
Oversized banner celebrates campus diversity as part of student government initiative.
Campus News | June 16, 2021
Virtual Classroom Offers Digital Juneteenth Experience
Student Diversity & Social Justice celebrates holiday marking the end of slavery with website full of reading suggestions, music, documentaries, and more.
Campus News | June 15, 2021
Taking a Bite out of Health Care
Medical students get into the kitchen in the hopes that they’ll write fewer prescriptions for future patients.Recent Accomplishments
June 24, 2021
Micajah Daniels, Manoj Sharma (both Environmental & Occupational Health), and Kavita Batra (Medicine) published a commentary, "Social Media, Stress and Sleep Deprivation: A Triple “S” among Adolescents" in the Journal of Health and Social Sciences. The commentary discuss the impact of social media on youth development and implications for...
June 24, 2021
Nicholas Irwin, Shawn McCoy, and Ian McDonough (all Economics) recently published an article, "Water in the Time of Corona(virus): The Effect of Stay-at-Home Orders on Water Demand in the Desert" in the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, an A-level journal on the Lee Business School journal list. In the article, the authors found ...
June 24, 2021
Julian Kilker (Journalism and Media Studies), Susie Skarl (Libraries), and Yvonne Houy (Fine Arts) co-presented a panel session at the 2021 CCC Techconnect Online Teaching Conference. The panel, "Structuring Engagement: Using Google Apps to Organize Interactive Assignments," introduced collaborative teaching innovations developed at UNLV to a...
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