The Write Track
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The Atlantic Monthly ranks UNLV’s graduate-level creative writing programs among best in the nation.
It Was a Very Good Year
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UNLV life sciences researchers brought in more than $7 million last year to study topics ranging from the life span of honeybees to global climate change.
Sustainability: Focusing on Quality of Life
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UNLV introduces initiatives supporting research and outreach designed to help the community, state, and region address issues most critical to sustaining and enhancing quality of life.
Saving Soldiers’ Lives
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Engineering professor Brendan O’Toole and his team are driven to find ways to protect soldiers through the innovative use of research and technology.
Sterling Reputation
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The Harry Reid Silver State Research Award honors UNLV’s most respected faculty scholars, whose work exemplifies the best in Nevada research.
Research and Reputation
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When unsolicited praise for UNLV’s research and graduate programs arrives, it’s good news for both the university and the community
Investment in Research
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Designed to encourage faculty collaboration and acquisition of external grant funding, the President’s Research Award has also sparked intriguing research projects on subjects ranging from nanotechnology to volcanoes.
Gandhi’s Gurus
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Satish Sharma releases the first of four biographical books centered on the relationships between Mahatma Gandhi and the four men he considered to be his greatest influences.
The Law of the Land
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Law professor Thomas B. McAffee discusses the history, context, and impact of the Ninth and Tenth amendments to the U.S. Constitution, which focus on the powers held by the states and by the people.
What is Happiness?
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The focus of UNLV philosophy professor Paul Schollmeier’s new book is the ancient Greek notion of happiness and how it may be applied to our modern lives.
When Seeing Is Believing
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Anthony J. Ferri examines how the concept of suspension of disbelief affects viewer’s emotional engagement with films.
A Conflict of Cultures
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UNLV history professor María Raquél Casas explores the racial and gender dynamics of interethnic marriage for Spanish-Mexican women in colonial California.