Boyd Gaming Corporation and the Boyd Family made major commitments to a multi-use indoor sports practice facility for UNLV.
UNLV athletics received a $6.5 million donation from Boyd Gaming Corporation and the Boyd family, the school announced Tuesday.
Less than three months after a deadly shooting took place on UNLV's campus; Students, faculty, and staff came together Tuesday for a mental health discussion. "If you want people to be vulnerable, you have to be vulnerable yourself," UNLV president, Keith Whitfield shared.
UNLV celebrated the opening of its Advanced Engineering Building on Friday as the university works to help accommodate one of its fastest growing programs.
A team of researchers at the Desert Research Institute and UNLV is joining forces with other regional universities to study climate challenges in the water-scarce Southwest as part of the project funded by the National Science Foundation.
The event will run from 3:30-5 p.m. on Feb. 27.
UNLV President Keith Whitfield was among those honored.
It has been almost two months since a deadly shooting at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas left three university staff members dead.
The newly-formed UNLV Committee on Safety and Security, which includes students, staff, faculty and administrators, is continuing to meet to discuss safety and security policies and programming at the university.
UNLV used this donation and worked with Allied Esports to transform a social lounge into a high-tech gaming center for both the experienced esports athlete as well as the passing enthusiast.
Name, image and likeness laws have revolutionized college sports — opening new questions over whether Nevada universities can still compete.
In a Jan. 12 letter to students posted on UNLV’s website, UNLV President Keith Whitfield said that he had established a Committee on Campus Security and Safety to “review existing security measures and develop and implement a comprehensive safety infrastructure plan.” He also revealed that extra security will be present on campus in the form of university police as well as a private security firm.