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Graduate College News

The Graduate College supports a wide range of graduate certificate, master's, specialist, and doctoral degrees offered through the university's many academic units. Students are provided with a quality academic experience in their coursework, research/creative activity, and professional development opportunities.

Current Graduate College News

Tammi Tiger
People |

A nontraditional path through higher education led to a career in public service and a leadership role at UNLV.

Kingsley Ukandu
Research |

Kingsley Ukandu is pursuing two graduate degrees so he can help take the guesswork out of public health decision making.

Piper Irvin in the lab holding a vial
Research |

This graduate student is putting her expertise to work on protecting Southern Nevada's most important water supply.

Linjie Ying stands among cacti and other plants
Research |

Early in her education, Linjie Ying developed a strong sense of independence. Now through mentorship, the first-gen student is developing the skills needed for applied research.

female alumna wrapped in India's flag against black background
People |

Lee Business School alumna Krishna Jayasankar Menon overcame injury to earn All-American honors and a national title. Now she's eyeing the Olympics as she works on a master's degree.

Christina Schlazer
People |

With a science bachelor's and MBA, the Lee Business School Alumna of the Year honoree built a career at the intersection of technology and business.

Graduate College In The News

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A pair of UNLV graduates, Sarah Galera and Sophia Lorenzana, are helping preserve the Wetlands through a tree monitoring project with Clark County. 

Las Vegas Sun

When Sophia Lorenzana took an ornithology class at UNLV as an undergraduate student, she never imagined it would spark a love for one of the area’s most underrated natural resources: Wetlands Park.

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A unique feat for a father and daughter here in Las Vegas, finishing school at the same time with perfect 4.0 GPAs. Ebenezer Belete graduated with his PhD from UNLV while his daughter, 16-year-old Tracy Belete, graduated from high school.

CDC Gaming

The land-based casino industry has fallen behind when it comes to using artificial intelligence, but the potential is there to transform gaming and the guest experience.
 

Las Vegas Sun

Regeneration has long been the stuff of science fiction. At UNLV, researchers are now studying frogs that can regrow their eyes in days — work that could bring that idea closer to reality for human patients.

Las Vegas Sun

Regeneration has long been the stuff of science fiction. At UNLV, researchers are now studying frogs that can regrow their eyes in days — work that could bring that idea closer to reality for human patients.

Graduate College Experts

An expert in the evolution of human nutrition, hunter-gatherer societies, and the division of labor between the sexes. 

Recent Graduate College Accomplishments

Graduate students Stephanie Meza, Juan Plancarte Hernandez, and Marissa Rakos (all Education) presented Breaking Silos: Intersectional Testing Supports for Multilingual Learners with Disabilities at the 2026 ATLAS Conference on October 17. Their research examined how school leaders can better support multilingual learners with disabilities during…
Doctoral studet Olivia Hackett (Educational Policy & Leadership) and associate professor Jacob D. Skousen (Educational Psychology, Leadership and Higher Education) presented Not Another SEL PD! Teacher Leaders Linking Brain Science and Healing-Centered Practice at the 2026 ATLAS Conference on October 17. Their professional development session…
Praise Osawaru (English) spoke as a guest panelist on the Homelands (Discourses on Parenthood, Indigeneity and Belonging) panel at the 2026 Las Vegas Book Festival. The panel, which happened in the "Poetry Pavilion" tent, explored the question of what it means to write about home and the people in our lives who manifest and create belonging.…
Sam Leif (Teaching and Learning) published Against the Meta: The Evolution of Women's Competitive Apex Legends. This book is the first documented history of women's competitive Apex Legends; drawn from firsthand interviews, tournament archives, Discord records, and player testimony, it traces how a community of players, organizers, coaches,…
Associate professor Jenna Weglarz-Ward (Early Childhood Special Education) was part of the research and writing team for the 2026 position statement from national organizations Division for Early Childhood/National Association for the Education of Young Children--Early Childhood Inclusion. First published in 2009--this statement is used…
The Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) has granted provisional recognition to the M.Ed. in Special Education with an Emphasis in Applied Behavior Analysis. The program met more than 50 rigorous standards across nine areas, including mission, curriculum, outcomes assessment, resources, and faculty. ABAI is the…