News: Graduate College

Ka-Voka Jackson is working to restore native plants in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. (Courtesy Photo)
Arts and Culture |

Native American master's student Ka-Voka Jackson is working to protect the environment and preserve her Hualapai culture.

President Len Jessup speaks next to Hannah Kelley
Campus News |

Three UNLV students win coveted nationally competitive grants to study, research, and teach abroad.

Jonathan Baker and colleagues examine stalagmite in a cave
Campus News |

UNLV Ph.D. candidate’s research in Russia challenges widely held understanding of past climate history; study appears in latest issue of top journal Nature Geoscience.

Eshani Lee
Research |

Doctoral candidate Eshani Lee’s research ensures college chemistry knowledge doesn’t get lost in translation.

Marissa Nichols in cap and gown
Campus News |

Commencement speaker Marissa Nichols embraces the anxiety of public speaking as she accepts her doctoral degree.

Fireworks ignite during commencement
People |

UNLV has a commencement tradition for the president to select and highlight exceptional students who embody the academic, research, and community impact of the graduating class.

RAD team members hold up giant check
Business and Community |

Prizes totaling $55K in seed money go to three UNLV teams who bested over three dozen Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup competitors with health care, hospitality, and esports business ideas.

senior Amber Turner and alumna Lisa Danielson
Research |

UNLV undergraduate and NASA intern Amber Turner shares her remarkable research journey, which may someday lead to human civilizations on other planets.

Tony Terrell
Athletics |

Tony Terrell was once a steadying force on the Rebels offensive line. Now he helps students stay the course to graduation. Catch his new Facebook Live series.

Douglas Duncan and Israel Alvarado
People |

With limited options in Nevada for top-notch scientists, two UNLV grads welcome the high-tech jobs that the marijuana industry brought.

Tomas C. Walker
People |

Tomas C. Walker, the 2017 Nursing Alumnus of the Year, working to develop an artificial pancreas to help patients with diabetes.

Jason Smylie, standing in front of a Capriotti's
People |

Jason Smylie, the Honors College Alumnus of the Year, invests in Capriotti's and ends up owning the company.