People
| March 28, 2019
From Dreamer to Making the Dream Come True
Mariana Sarmiento Hernández, once an undergraduate Dreamer, now helps undocumented students navigate the intricacies of immigration policy.
Topic: student achievement
People
| February 20, 2019
Tropical Fruit No Match for the Lure of Las Vegas
Native Aruban Aron Kock found inspiration to come to the UNLV Center for Gaming Innovation in a pile of mango leaves.
Campus News
| January 23, 2019
A Home at Howell Town
The themed residence hall floor, named for the county's first black landholder, offers students a place to explore African American identity.
Campus News
| January 17, 2019
Learning from the Last of the Hunter-Gatherers
The UNLV anthropology student Trevor Pollom's research in nutrition took him to Africa as a tribe transitions to cultivated crops.
Campus News
| January 17, 2019
Speaking Up to End Bullying
Master's student Henry Castillo turns personal experiences into research to help others feel empowered through public speaking.
People
| January 17, 2019
In Search of Memories
Doctoral student Bhagya De Silva traveled more than nine thousand miles to mine for better Alzheimer's Treatments.
Business and Community
| January 11, 2019
Concept for Converting Radio Waves to Energy Earns Top Prize at Media Innovation Hackathon
Inaugural hackathon offered UNLV students unique opportunity to generate innovative commercial products; winner announced during CES 2019 in Las Vegas.
People
| November 14, 2018
Into the Wild Blue Yonder
Faculty-Staff Holiday Card Scholarship recipient has lifelong dream of being an Air Force pilot on the runway and picking up speed.
Research
| October 4, 2018
A Quest to Learn More about the Common Man
Archaeologist Eric Fries digs deep into the Maya civilization.
Research
| October 4, 2018
Earth-Shaking Research
Most kids want to be doctors, vets, police officers, or teachers when they grow up. Shaimaa Abdelhaleem had different ideas.
Research
| October 4, 2018
Making a Scene
Master’s student Trevor Dotson found a left-brain, right-brain balance and brought functional creativity to the theater world.
Research
| October 1, 2018
Driving Academic Success with Their Own Data
UNLV Academic Success Center staff use their research to improve their student services.