News: University Libraries

Portrait of Claytee White
Business and Community |

Series brings campus and community members together to learn about current events and issues, sponsored by UNLV Libraries and College of Urban Affairs.

Norma Jean Almadovar, a sex worker rights activist, poses with her collection of documents.
Research |

The Norma Jean Almodovar Papers document decades of advocacy and expand UNLV’s collecting initiative on sexual entertainment and economies.

Colette LaBouff sits in front of bookshelf with her pink boots up on the table
People |

Black Mountain Institute’s executive director reflects on its 20-year history.

three students playing board game together
Campus News |

Students illustrate the invisible factors that define our status quo, one game at a time.

UNLV seasonal eggs
Campus News |

A collection of colorful headlines featuring UNLV staff and students.

Screen graphic of person holding sign that reads we need to talk
Business and Community |

Series brings campus and community members together to learn about current events and issues.

three women on couch in living room with walls covered in family photos
Research |

UNLV Special Collections workshop helps families collect oral histories, memorabilia, and records to pass down through the generations.

Aundrea Frahm sits at table with blueprint laid over it
Campus News |

Students can gain a deeper understanding of complex subjects through storytelling-driven technology, says Aundrea Frahm, director of immersive learning.

Brett Navziger on an a bench outside holding small metal pottery
People |

As the head of access services for University Libraries, the former research chemist helps faculty and students find the best resources for achieving academic success.

Nicole Garcia-Contreras, Ericka Merielle Garces, and Alfredo Lim present a research poster.
Arts and Culture |

Three UNLV students present what they learned digitizing photos of the Black experience in 1960s Las Vegas.

Singed film reels and other recordings displayed on the ground
Business and Community |

A grant-funded project in Special Collections and Archives digitizes more than 800 at-risk video files.

Political cartoon showing "The Times" building with speech bubbles that say "Scandal after scandal, All I can Say is Four more Years" followed by "Why is he so happy" and then "He's the cartoonist."
Campus News |

Longtime newspaper cartoonist offers a unique view on local and national politics.