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Take some advice from these Rebels: Don't hit the books quite so hard.
This new Rebel credits her sister for showing her how to turn her passion for outdoor recreation into a career.
There's a lot to do on campus — so much that UNLV can become your second home. Here's your guide to navigating the campus and enhancing your college experience.
University counseling experts step up to offer emotional support after the mass shooting in Las Vegas.
There's a lot to do on campus — so much that UNLV can become your second home. Here's your guide to navigating the campus and enhancing your college experience.
The third-place recipient of the Classified Employee of the Year Award, Erin Azua was lauded for the gentle and caring disposition she displays when interacting with students.
Student Wellness In The News
Young adulthood is a time of growth, learning, and exploration—a time to start building a life of your own and get excited about the future. Yet for some of our nation’s 21 million college students, the transition into adulthood is a time of significant change and intense challenge to their emotional health and well-being.
We all know that being a college student can be very stressful. And when stress feels overwhelming many students become depressed.
We all know that being a college student can be very stressful. And when stress feels overwhelming many students become depressed. Some turn to self-harming behaviors. Others become so despondent that they see suicide as the only option. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, suicide is the second leading cause of death for young people between the ages of 10 and 35.
Clark County schools remained in session on Monday, but all after-school sports and activities were canceled and counselors were on hand to comfort students traumatized by the mass shooting on the Strip.
Over the past four years, mental health appointments at UNLV have skyrocketed. The 64 percent increase from 2012 has put a strain on wellness center staff, leading to long wait times for intake appointments, sometimes as long as four weeks.
The message was clear to students: Get some sleep.
Arianna Huffington, co-founder of the Huffington Post, asked about 100 students at UNLV to do the seemingly impossible — to shut off and lock up their electronic devices so that they could get uninterrupted sleep at night.