Topic: law and public policy

Mariella Bueno in black pants and jacket and red Rebels tshirt sits on a campus bench
People | November 3, 2025

From City Hall to campus: UNLV's new director of advocacy champions policies to empower students and communities.

close up of an agenda that reads: Brookings Mountain West
Campus News | September 22, 2025

Scholars bring their expertise in American politics, workforce development, financial regulation, federal assistance programs, college access, and community-based planning.

law professor Courtney Cross holding framed photograph
People | August 25, 2025

The Boyd Law professor advocates for the marginalized, one case at a time, through the Survivor Representation & Advocacy Clinic.

cannabis cultivation center
Business and Community | June 20, 2025

How UNLV’s Cannabis Policy Institute is both shaping and changing the conversation around marijuana.

archival photo of man peering into water
Research | May 12, 2022

A bottomless hole, a tiny fish, and an ongoing preservation legacy that took a UNLV professor all the way to the Supreme Court and created one of North America's most important conservation sites.

UNLV professor Rebecca Gill
Business and Community | October 2, 2020

UNLV political and judicial expert Rebecca Gill explains the history of the United States’ contentious appointment process, how it differs from other nations, and the implications of a recent vacancy.

woman in front of posters
People | March 28, 2019

Mariana Sarmiento Hernández, once an undergraduate Dreamer, now helps undocumented students navigate the intricacies of immigration policy.