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The Department of History offers a curriculum that embraces the panorama of the past while also helping students fulfill their constitutions, humanities, multicultural, and international requirements. Our programs and courses also aim to enrich student's abilities to research, critically analyze, and effectively communicate.
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As the nation's most-watched sports entertainment event rolls into town, UNLV researchers are available to provide expertise.
UNLV history professor Michael Green on the continued evolution of pro sports in Las Vegas and its road to the Super Bowl.
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History In The News
UNLV history professor Gregory Brown, along with other faculty and staff, founded the university’s first Jewish Affinity Group. Its aim is to host discussions on Jewish identity and expand UNLV’s Jewish studies.
The day many thought would never come arrived on Monday when there was a groundbreaking for a new high-speed rail to connect Las Vegas to Southern California. There has been talk about it for years, but those behind the Brightline West project say it's finally happening.
Oliver Lewis wasn't supposed to win the first Kentucky Derby.
One track on Taylor Swift’s new album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” honors a long-celebrated, oft-miscast heroine of American feminism: actress Clara Bow. As historians of the 1920s, we’ve studied Bow’s fame and her cultural legacy. At her ranch in rural Nevada, we oversee a collection of her personal artifacts, including her clothing and a makeup case.
The final track on Taylor Swift’s 11th studio album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” released on Friday, April 19, is named after a prominent Nevada historical figure. “You look like Clara Bow in this light, remarkable,” Taylor sings as the song about ambitious women begins. But who exactly was Clara Bow?
Oliver Lewis wasn't supposed to win the first Kentucky Derby. The jockey atop Aristides was instructed to have the horse serve as a "rabbit" and go hard at the beginning of the race to wear down the field, so stablemate Chesapeake could preserve his energy for the end to ride to victory.