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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

Laurie Hartig and Lisa K. Habighorst
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The College of Education Alumnae of the Year co-founded Spread the Word Nevada, expanding access to books and literacy resources for young readers across the state.

Ali Caliendo
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Urban Affairs Alumna of the Year founded Foster Kinship to support relatives raising children in foster care. The nonprofit has since helped nearly 24,000 Nevada children.

Toby Yurek
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The William S. Boyd School of Law's Alumnus of the Year has worn three different uniforms as a public servant.

Tammi Tiger
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The director of UNLV's Tribal Education Initiative has been named the Graduate College Alumna of the Year for her work expanding opportunities for Indigenous students.

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From advancing their professions to improving the lives of others, this year’s honorees are putting their expertise to work in ways that reflect the values and experiences they gained at UNLV.

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Lakshmi Reddi, an engineer with a ‘lifelong love affair’ with the arts, on how he came to understand the value of education.

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. 

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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.

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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.
 

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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

Madeline Clark and Heather Dahl-Jacinto (both Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Service) published their text "A DSM-5-TR Companion for Counselors: A Trauma-Informed and Socially Just Model for Diagnosis and Treatment Planning."
Gerilyn Slicker (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) received a $300,000 award from the Stranahan Foundation.  Her project will develop and test an innovative leadership model to help elementary school principals strengthen the transition from preschool to kindergarten — supporting developmentally appropriate…
Shane W. Kraus (Psychology), associate professor and director of the Behavioral Addictions Lab at UNLV, recently published six peer-reviewed articles advancing research on behavioral addictions, mental health, and public health. The publications appeared in leading journals including Frontiers in Psychology, Frontiers in Public Health, the Journal…
Tamekia Bell (Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services) presented preliminary findings from her research study titled "African American Women with Menopause: An Exploratory Study" at the Association for Adult Development and Aging (AADA) in Knoxville, Tennessee. 
Elizabeth Barrie (Teaching and Learning Innovation; Academic Affairs) recently helped author UPCEA's (online and professional education association) new Hallmarks of Excellence in Digital Learning Enterprises. Released by UPCEA, the framework provides practical guidance for colleges and universities seeking to strengthen digital learning…
Benita R. Brooks, Borna Nemet, Sinead Pelleschi, Cherish Olson, Chyllis E. Scott, and Kenneth J. Fasching-Varner (all Teaching & Learning) published an article titled, "Exploring teacher candidates' well-being literacy through the PERMA lens: A sequential mixed-methods study," in Action in Teacher Education. In this sequential explanatory…