Topic: sports and recreation

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.

close up of athlete preparing to run on track
Business and Community | January 26, 2024

Longtime initiative expands with vote from NSHE regents; interdisciplinary institute advances sports science, business, and performance while supporting booming sports economy and workforce.  

U.N.L.V. signage with Fall leaves in the background
Business and Community | August 18, 2023

A robust internship program with the Las Vegas Super Bowl Host Committee is a win for the community and UNLV students.

woman running in pool
Research | May 4, 2022

Kinesiology professor John Mercer turned a love of triathlons into a vector for research into wetsuit technology and underwater running.

UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team plays in the 2022 NCAA tournament
Research | March 29, 2022

UNLV sport and gender parity researcher Nancy Lough on four ways social media and technology are changing how female athletes, fans interact with each other, sponsors.

Allegiant Stadium and Las Vegas Strip
Business and Community | August 18, 2021

Las Vegas sport teams, venues to act as living lab for students in UNLV’s new sport management master’s degree program.

Flavia Saraiva partakes in artistic gymnastics at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics.
Research | July 23, 2021

Focus on what you’re trying to accomplish rather than what’s going on with your body, says UNLV kinesiology professor Gabriele Wulf.