Chelsey Nicol wearing a shirt that reads "#Cleft Strong"
People |

UNLV’s new clinic restores a critical statewide service; for Nicol, it restores something even more personal.

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Campus News |

UNLV community outreach programs offer practical learning opportunities for students while leveraging our resources to address societal needs.

group of students listening to speaker in upscale hotel space
Campus News |

A one-of-a-kind seminar brings UNLV students inside Las Vegas’ most iconic resort properties, giving them access to MGM executives and an inside look at an industry that shapes the region.

From left to right: Sara Jordan, PhD; Vaida Kazlauskaite, PhD; Brandon Eddy, PhD; and Dawn Moore, MS.
Business and Community |

The medical school's couple and family therapy program is Nevada's only accredited, face-to-face program preparing students for CFT licensure.

UNLV Experts In The News

The Nevada Independent

The Democratic National Committee hopes to reverse recent trends by making a historic investment in registering new Democratic voters nationwide — and the party is kicking off the effort with a seven-figure investment in Nevada. The push comes a year after Republicans took the voter registration lead in the Silver State, which Democrats had previously held since 2007.

Quartz

Tax season is officially here and, with it, a whole slew of new tax rules. The recently passed “One Big Beautiful Bill” Act introduced several notable provisions, along with permanent extensions of existing code in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). But many taxpayers may not be aware of these nuances, and the new tax law is notoriously complex, experts say.

K.S.N.V. T.V. News 3

Las Vegas is experiencing a continued decline in visitor numbers, impacting the hospitality sector, which employs one in four workers in Southern Nevada.

three men holding acoustic guitars
Arts and Culture |

Once again, this talented group of multi-instrumentalists is ready to bring 25 years of singing and playing experience to Las Vegas audiences.

Dr. Kalout and team with dental patient
People |

Dental residency prepares Dr. Will Kalout to deliver emergency care during a humanitarian mission to his parents’ homeland.

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Campus News |

Business Affairs units get into the holiday spirit with office decorating contest.

Drone shot of the medical education building
Campus News |

Reflecting on all the successes the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine has accomplished in the past year.

closeup of gingerbread parking garage and other candy decorations
Campus News |

Confectionery creation pays homage to UNLV's future Transit Center Garage.

Recent Accomplishments

The Council of Standards in Human Service Education, the national accrediting body for human services degree programs, recently approved the accreditation of UNLV’s bachelor’s degree in the field. According to the council, the program, housed within the College of Eduction, features a well-aligned, practice-focused curriculum,…
Louisa Messenger (Environmental and Occupational Health) coauthored an article titled, “The effectiveness of long-lasting spatial repellent emanators against malaria in humanitarian crisis settings in northern Nigeria: a two-arm pragmatic, open-label, controlled trial,” in The Lancet’s Infectious Diseases journal, in association with researchers…
Margarita Jara Yupanqui (World Languages and Cultures) served as the lead editor of the Letras volume published by the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (Lima, Peru), titled "Amazonian Spanish: Studies on the Diversity of Contacts in the Amazon, Toward a Regional Contextualization and the Delimitation of Monolingual Dialects."  This…
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