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Grant Boosts UNLV, Business Partnerships on New Inventions
A three-year National Science Foundation grant will strengthen commercialization efforts at UNLV through a new university-wide entrepreneurship development program.
Call for Speakers: TEDxUNLV 2016
TEDx is back at UNLV April 8 with the theme “Living in the Extreme;” speaker nomination deadline is Feb. 15.
Marriott Foundation Pledges $2.5 Million for Hospitality Hall
UNLV’s William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration is poised to reach $30 million fundraising goal for new academic building as groundbreaking nears.
Immigration Clinic Helps Unaccompanied Children
Thanks to Justice Americorps Grant, Las Vegas is one of the few places in the nation where unaccompanied children receive free legal representation in court.
The Season of Giving Back (To Nature)
Christmas tree recycling begins Dec. 26 at more than 30 locations in Southern Nevada.
An Advocate for Vulnerable Youth
UNLV law and education student Wynn Tashman is using experience in the Kids Court program to develop an educational intervention in support of LGBT youth in schools and legal settings.
Training a Key to Social Worker Success
For the last 10 years, the UNLV School of Social Work has played an important role in workforce development of child welfare system employees.
Concerted Effort
Clark County School District is ground zero for the issues rumbling in schools across the country. Here's how UNLV is linking research and outreach programs to help find solutions.
'My Special Hand'
4-year-old Hailey Dawson can now practice her pitching and batting thanks to a team of UNLV engineers and affordable 3-D printing technology.
Happy 150th Nevada!
We're celebrating the state's sesquicentennial with some fun facts and insightful observations from UNLV professors.
My Nevada 5: Admired and Reviled Politicians
Historian Michael Green on some of our greatest (depending on how you look at it) political leaders.
My Nevada 5: Free Speech
Wayne Newton, Dana Gentry, and Christopher Columbus Powning have all had a role in the state's landmark free speech cases. Here's a look at the choice words and exposés that brought Nevada news outlets before the state Supreme Court.
Drones and Privacy
As state becomes a center for drone development, a Boyd School of Law task force looks at legal implications of the technology.
My Nevada 5: The Jackson Street Five
This section of the city was integrated and flourished in days of overt segregation along the Las Vegas Strip. Oral historian Claytee White takes a look at the businesses that formed the backbone for this community.
My Nevada 5: Prostitution in Las Vegas
Professor Lynn Comella hits on the highlights of the city's brothel history — from the rise of Block 16 to the raid on Roxie's.
My Nevada 5: Top Flights at McCarran Airport
Here's how McCarran went from a dusty stop on the Transcontinental Airmail Route to a major international airport.
Designing Downtown: Amy Lee Finchem
The nonprofit organization COLAB Las Vegas is creating opportunities for local artists to win major public arts projects. Meet the UNLV alumni behind it.
A Special Hand
UNLV engineering professors and students use 3-D printer to create Robohand for 4-year-old child.