News: College of Liberal Arts

Portrait of Miles Boulton
People |

An advisor with an unexpected career path

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Campus News |

Study focused on understanding how people are reacting emotionally to the tragedy at the Route 91 country music festival Oct. 1.

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UNLV History |

An early look at the benefits of gaming put UNLV on the national research map.

illustration of Maude Frazier Hall and Hospitality Hall
UNLV History |

It wasn't a popular decision to tear down Maude Frazier Hall, but the demolition had a silver lining for preservationists.

cell phone saying fake news
Campus News |

In a post-truth world, embracing critical thinking is the only way to counter click bait.

woman holding sign saying "grief counselor"
Campus News |

University counseling experts step up to offer emotional support after the mass shooting in Las Vegas.

James M. Myman posing in hallway.
Campus News |

New research advances understanding of the function of the brain’s anterior cingulate cortex and its tie to human learning.

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Research |

Professor Lynn Comella on the adult store industry, a highly profitable segment of popular culture that scholars and policymakers know surprisingly little about.

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Arts and Culture |

In an era of answers at our fingertips, UNLV’s real role is to promote ignorance in our students, argues the Barrick Museum’s D.K. Sole.

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UNLV History |

As both a graduate and a history professor, Michael Green has watched UNLV’s growth with some awe. It’s future, he says, will be all the more astonishing.

Kendra Patterson is studying abroad in China this semester with support from a scholarship.
Campus News |

Learn from UNLV students who just landed prestigious scholarships to study in Asia, Central America, and Europe.

Alyssa Crittenden portrait
Research |

What do a heist thriller, the evolving human diet, water quality, consumer behavior, literature, and Mars have in common? All were the foundation of research awards UNLV faculty gar-nered this year.