News: William S. Boyd School of Law

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Business and Community |

From professors to alumni to students, the UNLV Law community is helping to light the legal path for Nevada’s flourishing marijuana industry.

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People |

One of Boyd Law’s newest professors shares his Las Vegas experiences since moving from the East Coast.

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Business and Community |

Rosenblum Tax Clinic provides representation to those with limited means who are engaged in IRS tax controversies.

Sandra Douglass Morgan
People |

From one professional venture to the next, Boyd alum Sandra Douglass Morgan remains committed to serving others.

Boyd Law School
UNLV History |

An oral history on the creation of Nevada's first state-supported, fully accredited law school, and its humble beginnings inside a renovated elementary school.

Brenda Weksler
People |

Boyd School of Law Alumna of the Year Brenda Weksler says mentors helped push her to greatness.

Jerry Aguero
People |

An early meeting with a professor led Jeremy Aguero, the 2018 Outstanding Alumnus of the Year, to law school and beyond.

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Campus News |

In the wake of the Oct. 1 shooting, UNLV academics found new avenues for study. In the process, they’re helping our community explore the issues and heal from the trauma.

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Research |

That pain in your neck may be from your tablet device, how librarians help keep students in school, a research course that has undergrads digging up viruses, and more.

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Research |

In the last two years, two UNLV faculty members and four students have visited various parts of the world to study, teach, and foster international goodwill as part of the prestigious Fulbright Program.

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People |

Jeremy Aguero, the 2018 Alumnus of the Year, on how to pay kindness forward.

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Research |

Authors explore social justice efforts springing from art, techniques for helping students accept new knowledge that may threaten long-held beliefs, and more.