CBER Report: Nevada Led the Nation in Post-Pandemic Small Business Growth
New analysis by UNLV's Center for Business and Economic Research shows that 40 percent of Nevada’s employer firms were created after COVID-19 as new entrepreneurs reshaped the state’s recovery.
UNLV World Music Chamber Ensemble Presents the 2026 Lunar New Year Concert March 17
Now in its fourth year, this large-scale annual event has become a signature cultural celebration in Las Vegas, bringing together music, movement, and cross-cultural dialogue on one stage.
Although St. Valentine lends his name to Valentine’s Day, he did not become known as the patron saint of lovers until hundreds of years after his death. The third-century priest lived during a time when Christians were persecuted for their religious beliefs. Records and historic liturgical calendars indicate he was martyred, though what exactly led to his murder is a bit murky.
Las Vegas drivers debate speeding in construction zones after FOX5 report
A FOX5 story into speeding on the 215 around Stephanie has generated nearly 700 comments on Facebook, with many drivers defending excessive speeds in construction zones.
Was St. Valentine Really the Patron Saint of Lovers?
Much like the origins of Valentine’s Day, the real identity of St. Valentine remains a bit of a mystery. The holiday’s namesake, a martyred priest, actually could have been one of multiple men. Although many think of him as the patron saint of lovers, this reputation likely began centuries after his death.
Improving Accessibility Over Time with UNLV Campus Projects
Decades of infrastructure improvements and evolving standards show how UNLV has embedded accessibility into campus planning, design, and digital spaces.
Barrick Museum of Art Launches Three Major Exhibitions
The artworks on view will include sculptures, drawings, prints, photography, video and audio art, and more, from an array of national and international artists.
Stewart Chang's (Law) article, A Right to be Born?: What Dobbs Could Mean for Artificial Reproductive Technologies, was published in the University of Baltimore Law Review.
Yan Zhou (Physics and Astronomy) received a five-year Early Career Award from the Department of Energy in the amount of $875,000. By integrating techniques from trapped-ion quantum information processing with the exceptional sensitivity of molecules, Zhou’s team will develop a tabletop experiment capable of probing combined Charge and Parity (CP)…
Baylor Akhavan and Wolfram Samlowski (both Medicine) have recently published a study titled, "A combination of low TMB and PD-L1 expression predict poor progression-free survival of metastatic melanoma patients treated with first-line ipilimumab plus nivolumab," in Frontiers in Immunology. The study showed that tumor mutational burden (…
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