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    UNLV mechanical engineering lab creates 3D-printed synthetic sea lion pelvis, enhancing veterinary capabilities and countering ongoing beaching crisis.

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Arts and Culture |

The free concert features several world premieres of music ranging from miniature vibraphone interludes to compositions for mixed ensemble.

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Arts and Culture |

The classic Baroque opera seria dazzles with vocal fireworks and larger-than-life mythic figures.

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People |

This audiovisual specialist brought fun shirts and award-winning TV production experience to his job building technology spaces for Rebels.

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Campus News |

Lee Business School students volunteering with the VITA program can help you file with clarity and confidence.

UNLV Experts In The News

EatMoreArtVegas.com

Hosted by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Department of Film, the festival transforms theaters, auditoriums, and classrooms into screening rooms, while hallways and patios turn into lively networking corridors. For four days, campus energy shifts into cinematic celebration, showcasing an unprecedented 72 films from 15 countries—all by and about women. Conversations spark about creative trends, career paths, and what's next for global storytelling. In short: this is where stories and storytellers meet.

Scripps

Airlines are tightening baggage policies, and travelers are increasingly finding their carry-ons pulled at the gate — sometimes just steps from the plane door.

Las Vegas Sun

With tourism down 7.5% in Southern Nevada and visitors growing increasingly vocal about the cost of a Las Vegas vacation, some businesses are turning to nostalgia and old-school deals to lure customers back through their doors.

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Campus News |

Students learn to match the right notes to create perfect atmosphere for guests.

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People |

Clearing obstacles and keeping complex research moving defines leadership for UNLV’s radiochemistry Ph.D. program manager.

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Arts and Culture |

Formed in 2013, the musical group brings an equal passion to the standard chamber music repertoire and contemporary, non-standard works alike.

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Arts and Culture |

All four are prize-winning soloists who performed with the Philharmonic and appeared regularly at David Geffen and Merkin Concert Halls, with acclaimed appearances worldwide.

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Arts and Culture |

This is the first time an alumni team has been invited to return to campus to produce a proof-of-concept for their debut feature film.

Recent Accomplishments

Published in Nature Communications, a new study from Prasun Guha’s (Life Sciences) laboratory, led by Sujan Chatterjee (Nevada Institute of Personalized Medicine) et al., discovered that the small molecule IP6 (phytic acid) acts within the nucleus and is essential and sufficient for activating the HDAC3 epigenetic axis. The study further…
Alanna Bitzel (Writing Center) hosted a session on Friday, February 27 at the 2026 South Central Writing Centers Association Conference in Norman, Oklahoma. The session, "Making New Maps: Navigating AI Literacy for Writing Center Tutors," was led by the four members of the Tutor Talks Executive Committee, a group of tutors responsible for…
Individuals associated with the Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences recently published in PLOS One. Bryson Carrier (Interdisciplinary Health Sciences); James Navalta (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences); and co-authors Jennifer A. Bunn from Sam Houston State University; Chris Eschbach from 12th State Nutrition; Joel D. Reece from…
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