female student actor performing in a play
Arts and Culture |

The shorts are a series of 10-minute plays by exciting American playwrights.

two mariachi musicians playing instruments
Arts and Culture |

Hundreds of young artists to compete in mariachi group and vocal competitions, with a special performance by UNLV’s own Mariachi Revolución.

man placing carboard in bin for recycling
Campus News |

The initiative explores how higher education areas like research and academics contribute to sustainability efforts.

Drew Peltier in lab with tree samples
Research |

Life Sciences professor Drew Peltier explores how trees grow, survive, and reproduce despite poor conditions — and when they might not recover.

UNLV Experts In The News

Associated Press

Bearing cards, flowers, chocolates and poetry, lovers have always swooned on Valentine’s Day as cherubs circled overhead. Right? Or is the history darker, marked by Roman bacchanalia, martyrs and lies?

Las Vegas Review Journal

A bill that would move the celebration of Indigenous Peoples Day to the same date as Columbus Day was presented at the Nevada Legislature on Tuesday, adding to a slate of bills related to the state’s Native American communities.

TRT World

The American Southwest is running dry—literally. Lake Mead, the lifeline of Las Vegas, is shrinking at an alarming rate, and the city that defied nature is now facing one of its toughest challenges yet. But in true Vegas fashion, this city of reinvention is fighting back. From pioneering water conservation efforts to groundbreaking innovations like WAVR, a system that harvests water straight from the air, scientists and engineers are racing against time to secure the region’s future. Meanwhile, researchers are turning to an unlikely hero—cacti—as a potential solution for drought-resistant agriculture and even biofuel.

Tim Grigsby sitting on a UNLV bench in the Academic Mall
People |

After an unexpected start in public health, this professor of social and behavioral health is uncovering the complexities of substance misuse and childhood trauma.

Erik Matthewson on the green swinging a golf club
People |

Setbacks don't deter Erik Matthewson from becoming first UNLV golf management student to reach a Tour-level event.

Haroon Sahotra in a black suit and tie
People |

Haroon Sahotra continues his passion to support faculty in his new role as associate vice provost of faculty affairs.

illustration group of business people adding colorful puzzle pieces to a lightbulb (idea)
Campus News |

Enhancing teamwork and communication across campus through an engaging personality assessment workshop.

NASA's Perseverance Rover
Research |

UNLV-led research details early insights from NASA’s Perseverance rover; Specimens due back on Earth in the 2030s.

Recent Accomplishments

On Feb. 7, Christopher D.E. Willoughby (African American Studies;Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) published an article titled, "Pioneer Professors of Kentucky Medical Education and the Spread of Racial Science, 1792–1861," in the Register of the Kentucky Historical Society. Willoughby's article is a part of a special issue…
Doctoral students Jared Bischoff and Jaimi Garlington, along with faculty member Mehmet Erdem (Hospitality) have co-authored and published their study, "What Happens in Vegas No Longer Stays in Vegas—Cybersecurity Attacks on Las Vegas Integrated Resorts," in the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Cases. The study examines cyberattacks…
Amy Brown (Music) presented a session at the 2025 Ohio Music Educators Association Annual Conference titled, "Parachute Play, the Musical Way: Engaging Movement and Playing with a Splash of AI." The presentation centered around the theme in Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 94 in G Major (Surprise), II. "Andante."  Aimed at teaching elementary…
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