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People |

With programs spanning bachelor’s through doctoral levels, students can tailor their education to their specific professional goals.

Students in the first cohort of UNLV’s insurance and risk management program with Chris Utterback
Business and Community |

A new $2.6 million gift from the Nevada Surplus Lines Foundation will extend scholarship support to more students.

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People |

Leveraging his paramedic experience, John Regis leads ACLS workshops that teach classmates to recognize and respond to medical emergencies.

Edwin Avallone, DO (left), with third-year, internal medicine resident Ryan Parto, MD (right).
People |

Dr. Edwin Avallone mentors internal medicine residents at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine, emphasizing diagnostic reasoning and patient-centered care.

UNLV Experts In The News

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Law school students in Las Vegas will soon be schooled on AI. Beginning in the fall, the William S. Boyd School of Law at UNLV will require a new course on the rise of artificial intelligence. School officials say it's designed to prepare law students for one of the biggest shifts currently reshaping the legal profession.

Daily Mail

An analysis by researchers at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, found that 12 percent of Uber rides and 21 percent of Lyft rides displayed discounts - a significant increase from levels recorded just two years earlier.

The Guardian

Ten years ago, after complaining that traffic was ‘driving him nuts’, Musk’s Boring Company began building underground tunnels to ease congestion on the roads. Did he overpromise and underdeliver?

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Campus News |

A program in the School of Life Sciences is improving retention and graduation rates through mentoring services and better course design.

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People |

Named the 2026 UNLV Classified Staff Rookie of the Year, Jennifer Belch brings a service-first mindset to supporting alumni engagement.

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Campus News |

A collection of top headlines featuring UNLV faculty and students.

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People |

Through games and hands-on learning, this teaching and learning librarian helps faculty slay instructional design.

Chris Viton in suit and red tie
People |

Chief financial officer and vice president for Business Affairs reflects on the work that helps the university thrive behind the scenes.

Recent Accomplishments

Shih-Chun "Steven" Chien (Law) and his co-authors, Justice Goodwin Liu and Ajay K. Mehrotra, have published their article, "The 'Bamboo Ceiling' in Law: Asian American Perspectives of Inequality in the Legal Profession," in the Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences.
Amy Mathis-Leonard (Undergraduate Education and High-Impact Practices) presented with Tammi Perez-Rice (University of Texas, Austin) in a session during the 2026 Electronic Conference on Teaching Statistics on June 17 to discuss Nevada’s Journey to a Statistics Pathway. The presentation was a summary of collaborative work between…
Emily Janes (Couple and Family Therapy) and co-authors at Texas Tech and Fairfield University recently published a manuscript titled "Maintaining Family Relationships After Religious Disaffiliation: A Grounded Theory" in Family Process. This article explores, from the perspective of disaffiliated individuals, how families are able to…
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