Sticking Around: Retention Is on the Rise in the College of Engineering — and for Good Reason
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Campus News |
Several key initiatives have boosted student success, helping the college achieve its highest-ever freshman retention rate.
Tourist Safety Institute Launches Program to Support Emotional Wellness in First Responders
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Research |
By learning resiliency techniques, law enforcement officers can better respond to the needs of the region's residents and tourists.
UNLV Newsmakers 2024: September
Undergrad researcher Benjamin Sabir helps H. Jeremy Cho examine an atmospheric water harvesting device. (Jeff Scheid/UNLV)
Campus News |
A monthly roundup of the top news stories featuring UNLV staff and students.
Down to Earth: Alison Sloat Works Overtime Nurturing Nature
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People |
From her classroom to her community outreach initiatives, the UNLV professor and Sciences Alumna of the Year tends to the next generation of environmental difference makers.
UNLV Receives Federal Funding to Study Effects of Low Dose Radiation Exposure on Breast Cancer Risk
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Research |
Three-year grant from U.S. Dept. of Energy will highlight AI-based and experimental learning to understand effects of occupational and medical radiation.
Art Department Hosts Civic Engagement Project with Artists 4 Democracy Oct. 15-18
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Arts and Culture |
Artists 4 Democracy’s time on campus includes classroom visits to facilitate discussions about the role of art and design as a means to create civic awareness and engagement.
The Interview: April Ursula Fox
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People |
This grant specialist in Education cultivates research projects, helping them take root and thrive.
A Creative Force: Wendy Kveck Puts Her Heart into Art
Painter and UNLV professor Wendy Kveck sits on a bench in a UNLV art gallery
People |
From her classroom to her community to her own easel, the 2024 College of Fine Arts Alumna of the Year enthusiastically extols the virtues of art — and those who create it.
A Difference-Making Recipe for Research Growth
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Campus News |
Through UNLV's interdisciplinary research areas, faculty are cooking up solutions to large-scale problems impacting Las Vegas, the Southwest, and beyond.
Cheers to 25 Years: A Curator's Guide to Her Own History in the Archives
Su Kim Chung poses with cardboard cutouts of Sammy Davis Jr. Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin in the UNLV Special Collections and Archives office
People |
Su Kim Chung shares what's special to her after a quarter century working in UNLV Special Collections & Archives.
UNLV Celebrates 7th Annual Art Walk 'Viva Las Vegas' Nov. 1
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Arts and Culture |
This free event features art exhibitions, live music, dance and theatre performances, film demonstrations, food and wine tastings, a beer garden, and much more.
UNLV Signs Extension to Remain a Member of the Mountain West Conference
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Campus News |
UNLV President Keith E. Whitfield and Director of Athletics Erick Harper announced that Rebel Athletics will extend its contract with the Mountain West from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2032.