Confronted in our desert backyard by the inescapable effects of a deteriorating environment, these UNLV researchers, professors, and activists are fighting to mitigate the effects of climate change on scientific, legal, and sociological fronts.

From the E.T. Highway to the massive mines southwest of Elko to the shores of Lake Tahoe and back again, a cohort of Honors College students takes an energizing field trip around the state to see all the weird, wild, and wonderful that Nevada has to offer outside Las Vegas’ borders.

With a rich store of lithium in our lands, the state has a chance to capitalize on the ever-growing demand for clean energy. Here’s how we can ensure this boom doesn’t go bust.

A journey over the Hoover Dam set the stage for alumna Camille Touton, now serving at the highest levels of government, to dedicate her life to protecting the nation’s waters.

UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law alumna blazes trails as president of the Las Vegas Raiders.

Doa Meade Ross and Colby Pellegrino are two grads tackling water issues in Nevada.

The facility boasts a number of state-of-the-art features that will train new generations of Nevada physicians.

A bottomless hole, a tiny fish, and an ongoing preservation legacy that took a UNLV professor all the way to the Supreme Court and created one of North America's most important conservation sites.

Scholarships and career-readiness support help talented students succeed at UNLV and beyond.

Hydrophilanthropy, the practice of aiding those in water-scarce regions, can transform lives. But when done carelessly, it can lead to immeasurable harm.

Class tackles taboos to help future social workers to factually and professionally discuss sex.

Hospitality grads Dave and Wyndee Forrest and Cameron Fisher are building CraftHaus into a staple of the Southern Nevada craft brewing scene.

Summer rainstorms provide artistic backdrop for the plants that populate UNLV's distinct Mojave Desert landscape. 

Artist Kim Stringfellow's Mojave Project connects small slices of desert history into a grand narrative. Opening reception March 25. 

After 52 years, Dick Calvert steps aside, and Marques Pfaff takes over as the new football and men’s basketball public address announcer.

Through research and advocacy for her students, engineering professor Jacimari Batista helps address Nevada's natural resources issues.

Miles from the gleaming lights of the Las Vegas Strip, Rebels have found their crew within our desert’s water sport community. 

UNLV Athletics dietitian says put down that power bar and don't follow the food influencers.

Development of physical spaces is critical to achieving Top-Tier 2.0 Initiatives.

Here's how UNLV's radiochemistry program is building a diverse workforce for the nation's nuclear energy sector.

Kinesiology professor John Mercer turned a love of triathlons into a vector for research into wetsuit technology and underwater running.

Study by social work professor Katherine Marcal says housing affordability is linked to prevent childhood abuse.

Regional competition challenges schools to engineer concrete canoes, test them at Lake Mead.
 

Annual report from UNLV’s Center for Business and Economic Research predicts 3.39 million local residents by 2060.

Organic chemistry undergraduate Citlally Lopez strives to diversify science.

In 2022, UNLV students and faculty tackled research topics that ranged from astronomical to environmental to social — here's a gathering of some of those studies and findings.

Professor Edwin Oh finds valuable COVID information lurking in our sewers.

“What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?”

UNLV astrophysicist Bing Zhang contributes to understanding the physical mechanisms of fast radio bursts in three papers published in Nature.

See some of the changes that took place on the UNLV campus in 2022 with this compilation of news briefs.

Findings could have implications for our understanding of distant, water-rich planets.

UNLV would like to recognize the passing of beloved members of our community over the past year, including faculty, staff, and alumni.

Kasia Wasick is chasing Olympic immortality for Poland while helping shape the future of UNLV swimming.

Claes Oldenburg, the larger-than-life figure behind UNLV's famous Flashlight sculpture, passed away on July 18, 2022, at the age of 93.

Athletics Director Erick Harper is as excited about the Rebels' off-field success as he is about on-field accomplishments.

A trio of alums have crafted artificial intelligence-powered avatars so anyone can interact with the likes of Deepak Chopra and UNLV's Keith E. Whitfield. Here's how that builds connections.

From the presidential puppy to financial aid info, Digital President Whitfield shares stories along with useful information for students.

Neuroscience Ph.D. student April Contreras is set to share her research on psychedelics and psychiatry at this year’s Inspiration, Innovation, Impact event

Master’s student Shivangi Khurania launches business and continually adapts to serve unmet food and beverage industry needs.

A look at how Las Vegans cooled off in the yesteryear of triple-digit summers.