UNLV Awarded Over $2M in Federal Funding to Decarbonize Domestic Iron and Steel Production
Funding is part of Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program to develop zero emissions ironmaking and ultra-low life cycle emissions steelmaking.
'Sustainability Engine' aims to tackle climate challenges in the Southwest
From our valley’s record-breaking temperatures to low water levels at Lake Mead, the southwest faces big challenges on a warming planet. Since the very first Earth Day that took place on April 22, 1970, Nevada has warmed and so has the rest of the country.
Urged by Cortez Masto, CVS and Walgreens begin dispensing abortion pill in Nevada
Almost a year after major pharmacy chains began waffling at the prospect of filling mifepristone prescriptions, Walgreens and CVS began dispensing the abortion pill in Nevada during the last few weeks. The decision comes after a concentrated push by Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), who called on the chains to follow through with Food & Drug Administration (FDA) guidance updates finalized in 2023 allowing mifepristone to be dispensed and sold at pharmacies.
Oliver Lewis won the first Kentucky Derby atop Aristides. His story doesn't end there
Oliver Lewis wasn't supposed to win the first Kentucky Derby. The jockey atop Aristides was instructed to have the horse serve as a "rabbit" and go hard at the beginning of the race to wear down the field, so stablemate Chesapeake could preserve his energy for the end to ride to victory.
The original 'It Girl' — and subject of Taylor Swift’s latest song — has strong ties to Southern Nevada. Discover more from the UNLV Special Collections & Archives.
Faculty and staff joined the dean of the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at his fourth State of the School Address, the second one to be hosted at the Medical Education Building.
Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) directs the Las Vegas Pre-College Philosophy Initiative, which was recently profiled in The Nevadan and the Las Vegas Review Journal en Español. The coverage focused on a new collaboration between the pre-college philosophy program and UNLV Preschool. Reed-Sandoval, Claire Tredwell (Early Childhood,…
Patrick Griffis (Libraries) has been elected vice president/president-elect of the Patent & Trademark Resource Center Association. The PTRCA supports Patent and Trademark Resource Centers across the country and advises the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on staffing and services. Griffis is the Business Librarian and supports the UNLV…
Brigette Sohn, LaToya Burdiss, and Reginald Ungos (all Campus Recreational Services) presented "Desert Oasis: Unleashing Revenue Potential when the Funds are Drying Up," at the 2024 NIRSA Annual Conference and Campus Rec & Wellness Expo in Phoenix, Arizona. NIRSA: Leaders in Collegiate Recreation is a non-profit membership association that…
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