How Choosing UNLV Became a Game-Changing Decision for Mark Wiley
The College of Liberal Arts Alumnus of the Year went from being uncertain about the future of his education to being one of the top residential real estate agents in the Las Vegas Valley.
Sands China conducts advanced training for Responsible Gambling Ambassadors
More than 60 Sands China team members completed the eighth Responsible Gaming Ambassador advanced training course at The Venetian® Macao on September 19 and 20. The project aims to enhance team members’ awareness of responsible gaming and respond to the Macau SAR government’s responsible gaming promotion campaign with the theme of “Proactively seek help and win the future”.
The fastest way to board planes is the option you'll hate | Cruising Altitude
Shouldn’t we be boarding airplanes back to front? That seems to be a common refrain across the internet and in airports as people struggle to make sense of airlines’ increasingly byzantine boarding processes.
Boyd Gaming moving its innovation lab to Black Fire
Boyd Gaming is leasing space at UNLV’s Black Fire Innovation building, which will allow the casino company to move its own innovation lab into an educational research setting.
UNLV to Launch Tourist Safety Institute Within Greenspun College of Urban Affairs
UNLV researchers will collaborate with local, state, and federal authorities on research and policy solutions to enhance safety and security for Nevada visitors.
Master of Fine Arts Cohort Presents 'MEDIUM RARE,' a Group Exhibition at UNR
The Department of Art MFA cohort shares their recent work exploring a wide range of formal and conceptual concerns at the UNR Student South Galleries through Oct. 16.
Singing Opera Just Strikes a Chord for Cecilia Violetta López
Making her way from the sugar beet fields of Idaho to the stage of a professional opera company — the College of Fine Arts Alumna of the Year is out to prove the genre is for everyone.
Once Upon a Skyline: The Story of Las Vegas Strip Architecture
Hospitality design expert Glenn NP Nowak on the tech-loaded MSG Sphere’s impact on Strip and residential architecture, and how UNLV is prepping the next generation of creators.
An-Pyng Sun (Social Work) gave a presentation, "Five Treatment Needs of Male Adolescents and Young Adults with Gaming Disorder," on September 22, 2023, at the Digital Media and Developing Minds International Scientific Congress, Washington, D.C. The five treatment needs are themes generated from a qualitative study and aim to serve as a starting…
Iván Sandoval-Cervantes (Anthropology) published an article in SAPIENS: Anthropology Magazine about Mexico's animal protection movement and how it has become co-opted by political actors that push "tough-on-crime" narratives that de-politicize the animal protection movement and promote simplistic views of how to solve the problem of animal abuse.
David G. Schwartz (Ombuds) recently published a post on From the Ombuds, the official blog of UNLV's Ombuds Office. The post explored the applicability of Timothy R. Clark's concept of inclusion safety to higher education.
For more information about the Ombuds Office, please visit its website.
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