Art That Inspires People to Question
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Arts and Culture |
2015 alumna Fawn Douglas uses her art and Nuwu Studios collective to be a fierce advocate for Native Americans, women’s issues, and more.
UNLV Jazz Wins Nine 2021 DownBeat Student Music Awards
UNLV Jazz Ensemble I
Arts and Culture |
Established in 1976, the DownBeat Student Music Awards are considered the most prestigious awards in jazz education, and UNLV Jazz has garnered 33 DownBeat Student Music Awards since 2010.
From the President: Mental Health Awareness Month
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Campus News |
Keith E. Whitfield encourages faculty, staff, and students to reach out for help during these stressful times.
Designing Accessible Documents Doesn’t Need to be Daunting
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Campus News |
Technologist James Altman offers perspective as both student and instructor on creating an accessible syllabus.
Our Green Campus: Heating and Cooling our Buildings 
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Campus News |
As temperatures rise, the HVAC team ensures environments stay comfortable with energy-efficient systems.
A Path to Growth
Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV's medical education building, seen under construction
Campus News |
A new medical education building rises on the Shadow Lane campus. When it's done, it offers the capacity for double the number of students at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV.
The Through Line
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Arts and Culture |
Las Vegas Sun cartoonist Mike Smith’s enduring legacy of political commentary, art, and wit will now be a permanent part of UNLV Special Collections.
Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art Presents Tiffany Lin: "the sky we built" Embroidery Workshops
A colorful work of embroidery features a white star on a blue field
Arts and Culture |
Lin will lead the group in a series of friendship-building exercises as participants add their own embroideries to her textile artwork, the sky we built, May 8 and June 5.
Nevada Conservatory Theatre Announces 2021-22 Season
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Arts and Culture |
The season is a joyous celebration of theatre with a hopeful return to in-person audiences.
Encountering the Unexpected in the Laboratory and in Life
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People |
Jackie Phan reflects on her many years at UNLV and what inspires her as she pursues her Ph.D. in biochemistry.
America’s Fractured Pandemic Realities
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People |
Ph.D. student Deena DeVore analyzes COVID-19 news reports to explore how the media impacts the public’s perception of the pandemic.
Research as a Form of Social Justice
handwritten sign saying "Stop Asian Hate"
People |
Aldo Barrita uses his skills as a researcher to bring awareness to anti-Asian racism, which has spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic.