On its 61st birthday Monday, UNLV is being recognized again for its diverse campus.

Ten years ago this week, the spectacular death of Lehman Brothers began the financial chaos that preceded the Great Recession.

For the second year in a row, UNLV was named the most diverse undergraduate campus by U.S News and World Report, tied for first place with Rutgers University, Newark.

UNLV is a Minority-Serving and Hispanic-Serving Institution, as designated by the U.S. Dept. of Education, with the report noting that 29 percent of the student body at UNLV is Hispanic.

But UNLV also fared well in the category of Least Debt for the Class of ‘17, ranking at #30.

Putting the “U” in UNLV is how acting President Marta Meana described those at the university who are helping bring it future successes.

LAS VEGAS - Ever since Nevada legalized marijuana, the industry has continued to show that it expands every single day.

LAS VEGAS - UNLV police are on high alert after an increase in auto-related crimes were reported on campus.

UNLV Acting President Marta Meana gives the annual State of the University address at UNLV Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018.

The local economy is looking strong in Southern Nevada, but that doesn’t mean businesses shouldn’t prepare for the worst. Stephen Miller, director of UNLV’s Center for Business and Economic Research, shared a positive message during his “End of the Year Economic Update” at the Henderson Chamber of Commerce networking breakfast last week.

Las Vegas is having a tough time living down its sordid past. Not that sordid past. It’s our reputation as Ground Zero in the foreclosure crisis a decade ago that has Southern Nevada in the news now.