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Campus News |

As the fall semester begins, these Rebels are optimistic about achieving good grades and making new connections.

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Campus News |

An inside look at the skilled custodial team that cares for UNLV's campuses.

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Campus News |

A selection of prominent headlines featuring UNLV experts from July and August.

Colorado River 2026
People |

Longtime UNLV soil, water, and plant scientist Dale Devitt shatters sustainability myths and shares lawn care tips and tricks to maximize water conservation for desert living.

UNLV Experts In The News

Las Vegas Review Journal

As questions swirl over Hope for Prisoners’ fate, scandal is not always a death knell for nonprofits, experts say.

Pasadena Star-News

SCNG journalists' first stop en route to New York for the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks is the fake version where genuine feelings were shared.

The Latin Times

A year after ICE enforcement fears began emptying Latino festivals and parades, the pattern is still reshaping how communities gather — and what it's costing them.

Dr. Aftab Merchant and Owen McCloskey in the school of medicine's prosection lab.
Business and Community |

The anatomical education program at the medical school has rapidly evolved into one of the most advanced in the region.

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Campus News |

Lakshmi Reddi, an engineer with a ‘lifelong love affair’ with the arts, on how he came to understand the value of education.

Minerva Massis inside the fRMI lab
People |

While her fMRI journey has stretched nearly around the world, the chance to return to the university that helped shape her path was a no-brainer.

UNLV researchers looking at brain scan peer through glass at fRMI machine
Research |

UNLV boasts Nevada’s only MRI facility dedicated to university research. Here’s what our professors hope to discover with it.

A desert cottontail rabbit in the landscaping.
Campus News |

Meet some of the Mojave Desert critters that call our campus home.

Recent Accomplishments

Amanda Melilli (Libraries), along with colleagues James W. Rosenzweig (Eastern Washington University) and Alicia G. Vaandering (University of Rhode Island) presented the poster "Charting Queer Visibility: A Content Analysis of Queer Picture Books, 2000-2024" at the American Library Associations 2026 Annual Conference. 
Katherine Walker (English) published her book, Instinct, Knowledge and Occult Science on the Early Modern English Stage with Edinburgh University Press.
John Haberstroh (History) was interviewed for the weekly teaching newsletter of The Chronicle of Higher Education on alternative grading practices in humanities courses. Using specifications grading, Haberstroh communicates high expectations and increases transparency for students. This grading system also allows students the opportunity…
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