Topic: society and culture

Wynn Tashman
Business and Community | October 27, 2015

UNLV law and education student Wynn Tashman is using experience in the Kids Court program to develop an educational intervention in support of LGBT youth in schools and legal settings.

Cartoon image
Business and Community | October 23, 2015

UNLV Libraries is a key repository for the photos and documents covering Nevada and a battleground for environmental activism.

Judy Tudor
People | October 22, 2015

Alumna Judy Tudor turned her own foster care experience into a career helping kids through tough situations. Now at UNLV, she’s training child welfare employees.

Judy Tudor
Business and Community | October 22, 2015

For the last 10 years, the UNLV School of Social Work has played an important role in workforce development of child welfare system employees.

Take Back the Night event
Campus News | September 30, 2015

Annual empowerment event expands from one to six days to honor, create allies, and drive greater awareness for victims and survivors of domestic, sexual, dating, and gender violence.

Student reads outside
Arts and Culture | August 31, 2015

These Black Mountain Institute-affiliated writers have been garnering national reviews with works that pull readers in and push their boundaries.

William Sousa with a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officer
Research | July 30, 2015

Public support for body-worn cameras is high but many doubt they will improve police and citizen relationships, according to a new national survey by UNLV Center for Crime and Justice Policy.

Ruben Garcia
Campus News | July 22, 2015

Law professor Ruben Garcia is on the front lines of labor and employment law.

Emily Salisbury
Research | June 9, 2015

As “Orange is the New Black” returns for a third season, UNLV criminologist Emily Salisbury talks about women in prison and what they need to succeed afterwards.

Sabina Callwood shares her story with K-12 educators
Arts and Culture | June 4, 2015

UNLV hosts Always Remember, a June 10-12 institute on how teachers, parents and others can inspire youths’ futures through lessons about the past.

Lawrence Mower
People | May 20, 2015

Lawrence Mower jumped into journalism just as newsrooms were cutting back. That gave the young reporter a chance to dig into the numbers to expose corruption in public agencies.

James Dold
People | May 19, 2015

Abuse as a teenager and rejected applications didn't hold James Dold back from law school. Once there, he found his purpose in changing the country's juvenile justice system.