Articles Featuring Robert Futrell

Some early studying during the opening week of the Spring 2026 semester (Josh Hawkins/UNLV).
Campus News | February 3, 2026

A look at some of the most eye-grabbing headlines featuring UNLV faculty, staff, and students.

a UNLV football helmet placed on the turf with an Allegiant Stadium sign and empty bleachers visible in the background
Campus News | January 31, 2024

As the nation's most-watched sports entertainment event rolls into town, UNLV researchers are available to provide expertise.

Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine graduates line up to cross the commencement stage
Campus News | December 30, 2021

A collection of 2021 headlines highlighting medical school milestones, a steady stronghold on diversity and research rankings, student success, and media mentions featuring faculty experts.

Claytee White sits in a chair and gestures toward a woman sitting to her right
Arts and Culture | December 30, 2020

A sampling of university experts who sounded off on the year’s monumental movements surrounding race, ethnicity, and gender.

hand holding cell phone with social media apps on screen
Research | June 7, 2019

UNLV sociology doctoral students study how two politically polarized activist groups use social media to organize and impact legislation.

tree on hillside
Research | May 2, 2019

Sociology doctoral student Nick Mac Murray studies activists working to change how America views and approaches the burials of their dearly departed.

UNLV history professor Andrew Kirk, project director Mary Palevsky, and sociology professor Robert Futrell.
Research | November 1, 2005

The Nevada Test Site Oral History Project is documenting, preserving, and disseminating the stories of those involved in one of the most technologically sophisticated yet controversial endeavors in Nevada’s history