Topic: books

Kids looking at library books
Business and Community | April 20, 2020

UNLV College of Education assembles online library of books amid coronavirus pandemic to help support children, parents, teachers.

various book covers
Arts and Culture | August 4, 2019

From works providing context for today's political issues to the unexpected inspiration of sheep, Black Mountain Institute staff offer their recommendations.

A man in a colorful shirt holds a cigar at a bar in Havana, Cuba.
Research | July 25, 2019

Hospitality professor Tony Henthorne traces decades of tumult due to tourism fluctuations in Cuba.

A woman leans against a chain-link fence as the sun sets in the background.
Research | June 11, 2019

A new book reveals how current social structures thwart the mobility of black and brown youth, even those who ‘play by the rules.’

elephant reaching into tree
Research | June 6, 2019

A new book details how colonial control impacted a continent’s relationship to its wildlife.

two white pills, one red caplet
Research | April 16, 2019

A new book by social work professor An-Pyng Sun walks readers through the roots of addiction and treatment.