Women's Research Institute of Nevada News
Current Women's Research Institute of Nevada News
Five women share their stories on the former president's influence on UNLV and the empowerment of women at UNLV.
President Emerita Carol C. Harter broke down barriers while building up UNLV's status as a research institution.
For Emily Powers, some of her most important experiences at UNLV happened outside of the classroom — through the Honors College.
The history-making program manager helps shape college women leaders and advocates for human rights.
A collection of news stories highlighting the experts and student changemakers at UNLV.
Silver State Award winner Miriam Shearing doesn't consider herself a trailblazer, but she has been a pioneer in state law and an important philanthropist for UNLV.
Women's Research Institute of Nevada In The News
The smaller the town, the harder it can be to find a safe haven
Sure, in the ’50s, he bought contracts to fix sporting events, earning multiple sports-bribery indictments. And sure, he was a suspect in multiple business and car bombings in Miami in the ’60s, which is allegedly why he fled to Las Vegas in 1968 in the first place. But Frank “Lefty” Rosenthal was also the very first operator of a Las Vegas Strip resort to hire female dealers for table games, which makes him a champion for women’s rights. And that makes up for at least some of the bad stuff in his legacy, right?
For Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month we're highlighting local community members making a difference.
J ean Munson has had to make a lot of hard decisions in her life, like moving to Las Vegas from Guam in her late teens for college and becoming the first Asian-American woman to open a comic-book publishing company in Nevada.
March is women's history month and Las Vegas has a long history of female trailblazers. From human rights to politics, entertainment to gaming. Women in this state didn't always get the headlines but they did get the job done.
A hearing is set for today in the Republican-backed lawsuit against Nevada's new state legislative maps drawn based on the 2020 census results.
