Greenspun College of Urban Affairs News
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Current Urban Affairs News
The newest Rebel grads reflect on their time at UNLV and share what the future holds.
At the UNLV School of Social Work, this professional programs manager helps students navigate college through connection and mentorship.
UNLV’s commencement tradition highlights exceptional students who embody the highest level of academic excellence and community involvement.
Although their journeys to graduation day are all different, these three social work students share how UNLV brought them together outside the classroom.
A flowery collection of top headlines featuring UNLV faculty and students.
A UNLV-record 33 graduate and professional programs rank among the nation’s top 100 in their discipline, including 15 in law and 6 in business.
Urban Affairs In The News
Ending a career he did not want to leave, Master Sgt. Logan Ireland is still fighting to pass on the "opportunity to succeed" in military service to his mentee Clayton McCallister. A review of 58 empirical studies on transgender military service, published in the International Journal of Transgender Health and led by University of Nevada, Las Vegas professor Kati McNamara, found no evidence supporting the core claims used to justify excluding transgender people from service.
Las Vegas center offers confidential care designed for law enforcement, firefighters and other public safety professionals. The curriculum was created in partnership with the UNLV School of Social Work and the Nevada Department of Public Safety.
A ride on Elon Musk's Vegas Loop reveals an underwhelming, slow tunnel system far from original promises. Critics call it a private transit scam benefiting developers, not the public.
Ten years ago, after complaining that traffic was ‘driving him nuts’, Musk’s Boring Company began building underground tunnels to ease congestion on the roads. Did he overpromise and underdeliver?
A proposed social media ban for children under 16 in the United Kingdom is reigniting conversations about how to protect young people online — and whether similar measures could eventually gain traction in the United States. The proposal would block children from accessing platforms including Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and YouTube.
Despite the positive numbers, there is still widespread angst in Nevada about cost of living. For example, a 2025 UNLV survey found many more Nevadans view themselves as worse off financially compared with a year ago.
