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Arts and Culture |

The winner receives $5,000 and is invited to work with College of Fine Arts students in the fall.

Two female students in shorts and red tops make the LV sign with their hands while standing behind a red "U" at the on campus UNLV sculpture
Campus News |

Students, faculty, staff and community members are invited to participate in Rebels Give on March 12. UNLV’s annual daylong fundraiser will feature activities across campus and online.

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People |

Lee Business School alumna Caren Yap brings the value of collective responsibility to her work in national labor rights advocacy.

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Arts and Culture |

The festival brings a full day of vibrant music, culture, and extraordinary performances to the UNLV Performing Arts Center.

UNLV Experts In The News

Travel Radar

A partial government shutdown has led to hours-long delays for airline passengers at major U.S. airports, such as Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans and William P. Hobby Airport in Houston. This is due to a shortage of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) staff, who are working without regular paychecks amid the shutdown.

Everyday Health

Could nicotine — the highly addictive chemical compound in tobacco plants — find a new identity as a health shortcut? Wellness influencers and biohackers are touting the benefits of nicotine in a multitude of forms, including patches, pouches, gum, and drinks.

City Cast Las Vegas

March is Women's History Month, so we’re putting your Vegas knowledge to the test: How well do you know the women who shaped our city? We bring back a conversation between Vogue Robinson and Dr. Su Kim Chung, Head of Public Services in Special Collections and Archives at UNLV Libraries. She shares the stories of five iconic women who helped shape the city — and whose impact every Las Vegan should know.

Tony Ferrar climbing at Red Rock Canyon
People |

The engineer-turned-rock climber approaches challenges with optimism and a ‘make it happen’ attitude.

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Research |

Faculty and students from the Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Lab help solve missing persons cases.

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Campus News |

A scholarship program built around community has graduated 74% of its students and earned a $2 million NSF grant to expand.

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Campus News |

Some of the hottest headlines featuring UNLV faculty, staff, and students.

Magnus Chun, MD, is a third-year resident in the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV Department of Internal Medicine.
People |

Driven by all kinds of research, Dr. Magnus Chun has a keen interest in gastroenterology topics.

Recent Accomplishments

Dr. Lina Nih (Medicine) was awarded the Peter G. Kaufman Award for Translational Research at the 2026 UNLV Health Sciences Research Symposium.
The Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents officially gave their approval of Dr. Samantha John (Brain Health) receiving the Jason Geddes Rising Researcher award in their last meeting. This is a prestigious award at UNLV and really highlights John's scientific contributions as well as the efforts to build and grow the outreach…
Ph.D. graduate Theresa T. Roehr, Patricia Cruz, and Mark Buttner (all School of Public Health) coauthored a paper titled, “Quantitative universal fungal PCR analysis of environmental air samples from Las Vegas, Nevada,” in the journal Aerobiologia. The paper assesses how environmental conditions in Las Vegas play a role in the distribution and…
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