• UNLV Golf

    UNLV’s PGA Golf Management University Program partners with Las Vegas-based AI technology company Evenplay to study the effects of rewards on skill level.

Elissa Palmer, MD
Business and Community |

Providing the best patient care requires physicians to stay at the forefront of medical advancements. Continuing medical education ensures they can do just that.

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People |

The associate vice provost of academic effectiveness plays a key role in the accreditation process. 

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Arts and Culture |

The Parking Lot Plays are a a site-specific experience featuring five 10-minute short plays written by UNLV theatre students.

close up of Stephen Caplan holding an instrument
Arts and Culture |

This recital features oboist Stephen Caplan, one of Nevada’s most celebrated classical musicians, who will be retiring after 38 years as professor of music at UNLV.

UNLV Experts In The News

EWTN

Two astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, are being closely monitored by flight surgeons after spending nine months in space.

Las Vegas Review Journal

The Trump administration’s whipsaw threats of tariffs with major trading partners such as Canada and Mexico have created a new level of global economic uncertainty, according to a UNLV economics professor, while a new study shows that Nevada could be one of the least hardest hit states by tariffs.

The Nevada Independent

When Attorney General Aaron Ford released a 72-page set of “model immigration policies” last month, it became the latest clashing point in the likely 2026 gubernatorial race between Ford, a Democrat, and Republican Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo.

a faraway shot of Alissa Gardner standing between trees under the sunlight
People |

The Grad Academy director oversees development opportunities, including the Rebel Grad Slam 3 Minute Thesis Competition.

Will Collins in front of a marquee advertising a gay pride event in 1984 at UNLV
UNLV History |

Author, activist, and alum Dennis McBride on how classmates and allies established one of the city’s first LGBTQ organizations — the Gay Academic Union.

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Arts and Culture |

Witness a young boy's journey to find his true pack in this heartfelt exploration of family bonds and belonging.

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Arts and Culture |

Lindberg, a trombonist, was named 'Greatest Brass Player in History' by Classic FM.

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Business and Community |

Regardless of how policymakers settle the TikTok debate, cybersecurity challenges will continue. 

Recent Accomplishments

Ann Vuong (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), along with researchers from Georgia, Ohio, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Canada, coauthored a paper titled, “Prenatal PFAS exposures and cardiometabolic health in middle childhood in the MIREC cohort," in the journal Environmental Research. The paper examined prenatal exposure to…
Professor Mary LaFrance (Law) published her new book Music Law in the Nutshell through West Academic Publishing.  
Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) published "The Transversal Spirit of the Feminist Strike" in Los Angeles Review of Books.
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