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RTSO President on transferring to UNLV: ‘I would definitely recommend joining RTSO’

By Art Benavidez | Oct 21, 2022

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas is known to be a desirable school for transfer students.

Lilleg on UNLV internet upgrade: Will ‘improve network speed and capacity’

By Art Benavidez | Oct 7, 2022

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas has upgraded its Wi-Fi coverage to include areas of outside of campus buildings.

New UNLV residential life director: ‘We are the students’ home away from home’

By Art Benavidez | Sep 25, 2022

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas, has a new director, Peter Gatto, for its housing and residential life.

UNLV physical therapy researcher practicing 'the newest science' will help amputees adjust faster

By Art Benavidez | Sep 22, 2022

People who have suffered through an amputation face a formidable challenge to adjust to their life after losing a limb.

American Nevada Company President says attending UNLV exposed him to ‘clients in many businesses’

By Art Benavidez | Sep 20, 2022

The president of American Nevada Company is a University of Nevada, Las Vegas alumnus who believes that attending the school was crucial to his career.

UNLV nursing alumna on heading SDSU’s nursing program: ‘Entire leadership team works collaboratively’

By Art Benavidez | Sep 16, 2022

Three former University of Nevada, Las Vegas nursing students are heading South Dakota State University’s College of Nursing program.

Dentistry gave UNLV's Ord flexibility he desired in medical career

By Art Benavidez | Sep 13, 2022

A member of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine is reflecting on his career that made the institution's dental program possible.

UNLV Common Read program aims to create shared experiences

By Art Benavidez | Sep 6, 2022

A reading program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas is hoping to inspire students to examine common prejudice experiences from one book.

UNLV political science professor says most ‘Taiwanese people perceive that China’ will invade if independence is declared

By Art Benavidez | Aug 30, 2022

Most Americans do not live in fear of ever being invaded by a foreign country, something that is felt in other parts of the world.

UNLV student on overcoming obstacles: ‘You just have to keep pushing’

By Art Benavidez | Aug 29, 2022

Mindy Polk, a physical therapy assistant, said Marvi Moreno, a student at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas' Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine, inspired her while she attended a Carrington College training program that Moreno was teaching, According to a news release from the university.

Associate dean: UNLV program a 'pathway for students ... [to] get their bachelor's degree'

By Art Benavidez | Aug 19, 2022

Officials at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) hope a new program will help its students complete their degrees.

UNLV physician on career: ‘I wanted to use what is learned in science to help people’

By Art Benavidez | Aug 11, 2022

An assistant professor at UNLV's Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine is reflecting on the events that influenced his decision to become a physician.

UNLV resident physician says learning how to become a proper graduate student ‘was hard’

By Art Benavidez | Aug 5, 2022

A resident physician at UNLV’s Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine says that her time at the school made a standout doctor.

Academic Success Center employee says UNLV ‘is definitely my family’

By Art Benavidez | Aug 1, 2022

University of Nevada, Las Vegas, employee Cassandra Davidson-Bryant, who garnered a third-place finish on the President’s Classified Employee of the Year list, recently reflected on her tenure at the school.

UNLV medical student: ‘All I wanted to be was a physician’

By Art Benavidez | Jul 23, 2022

Jordyn Farewell, a UNLV Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine student, recently looked back at her tenure at the school and how she became interested in medicine.

UNLV online misinformation expert on gun violence: ‘There is consistency across both groups’

By Art Benavidez | Jul 20, 2022

A study by a UNLV online misinformation expert analyzed conservative and liberal Twitter after mass shootings and found a common theme, enough is enough.

UNLV President on AIHEC summer meeting: ‘We are honored to share our campus’

By Art Benavidez | Jul 19, 2022

The American Indian Higher Education Consortium Board of Directors held their 2022 meeting from July 13-15 at University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)'s Harrah College of Hospitality.

UNLV student: 'Realizing those challenges is what drew me to social work'

By Art Benavidez | Jul 12, 2022

The job of a social worker is centered on the idea of helping people navigate through challenging situations in their lives.

UNLV associate director for Early Outreach: Native American students need to experience success of people ‘who look like them’

By Art Benavidez | Jul 6, 2022

Young Native American students recently visited the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) television studio to learn the ins and outs of news production.

Mayor Goodman: ‘The court is proud’ of equal justice themed painting