News: College of Liberal Arts

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Like religion, sociologist Michael Ian Borer says, baseball and Fenway Park give Bostonians something larger than themselves to believe in, "something that transcends the here and now."

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Psychology professor Marta Meana appears on The Oprah Winfrey Show and discusses what ignites desire in women.

Tom Wright poses in front of a map
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History professor Thomas Wright explores government repression in Latin America in his award-winning book.

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Two new Hal Rothman books extend the life works of the late professor.
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More Than 2,700 Students Eligible to Participate in Ceremonies

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UNLV has dominated the Regents’ Creative Activities Awards, drawing attention to the varied artistic talents found in several disciplines on campus.

UNLV history professor Andrew Kirk, project director Mary Palevsky, and sociology professor Robert Futrell.
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The Nevada Test Site Oral History Project is documenting, preserving, and disseminating the stories of those involved in one of the most technologically sophisticated yet controversial endeavors in Nevada’s history

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