Campus News |
More than 2,700 New Grads Expected at UNLV Commencement May 16
Students from 38 states and 54 countries to take part in 9 a.m., 2 p.m. ceremonies at Thomas & Mack Center; expected grads up 15 percent from 2014.
Research |
The Gamester and Early Pathologies of Addiction
When did society start linking problem gambling to the concept of addiction? Medical historian Celeste Chamberland discusses the origins in the May 14 Eadington Fellows lecture.
Arts and Culture |
UNLV Latin Jazz Awarded Top Honors by DownBeat Magazine
Jazz studies students have earned eight student music awards since 2010
People |
Journalism Graduate Part of Pulitzer Prize-Winning Team
Greenspun College of Urban Affairs alumna talks about covering a devastating mudslide and what future journalists need to know.
Campus News |
Engineering College Receives $3 Million for Senior Design Programs
Gift from Fred and Harriet Cox will fund successful design competition and give students access to the materials needed to complete design prototypes.
Arts and Culture |
The Riviera Lives On
The vast archives within University Libraries preserve the history of the now-shuttered casino. Su Kim Chung, head of special collections public services, offers a peek inside.
Athletics |
Reitz Calls It A Career
The so-called dean of UNLV coaches, swimming’s Jim Reitz, is retiring. Here he looks back on 35 years at UNLV.
Athletics |
A Las Vegas Guy
UNLV looked in its own backyard to find a coach to take on the challenge of turning around the football team.
Arts and Culture |
Short Stories
UNLV English instructor Brittany Bronson named a New York Times opinion writer. Plus new books on Nevada history and women in the workforce.
People |
A Solemn Debut
Psalm 92 inspires UNLV’s longtime director of bands to put down the conducting baton and pick up the composing pen.
Campus News |
Engineering Senior Design Competition Features Solutions to Real World Problems
Inventions from 28 teams on display May 7, including an autonomous security rover, UAVs, designs for the world’s longest water slide and a design for elevated office desks.
People |