UNLV is one of 11 academic institutions across the country participating in the Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative, which is led by the Association of Research Libraries and funded by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services until 2026.  During the term of the research project, UNLV Libraries will receive institutional membership to the Data Curation Network (DCN), a membership organization of institutional and nonprofit data repositories whose vision is to advance open research by making data more ethical, reusable, and understandable.

The College of Liberal Arts received a three-year, $800,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation to form the Neon Pacific Initative (NPI). The NPI aims to expand, enhance, and elevate the placemaking and public-facing scholarship activities happening in UNLV’s Asian and Asian American Studies Program. In collaboration with UNLV's Asian & Asian American Studies Program in the College of Liberal Arts, the NPI created the Neon Pacific Summer Symposium Series, a roundtable for leading scholars, graduate students, undergraduates, and community members.

Researchers in the College of Sciences received a $621,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to purchase and install a new dilution refrigerator. The refridgerator, which can experiment with materials and devices such as quantum particles and millimeter-sized superconductors, is expected to lead to advancements in quantum computing, medicine, logistics, manufacturing, finance and more. 

The National Institute for the Advancement of Education (NIAE), housed inside the College of Education, began a long-term partnership with the City of Henderson’s Safekey programs and Communities In Schools (CIS) of Southern Nevadas to assess the impact of before- and after-school activities on students. The partnership will survey areas like quality of interactions with students, time spent on activities, relationship building, and monitoring of student knowledge and skills. After the study, recommendations for professional development will be developed and implemented to improve support for local students.

Founded by School of Architecture student Osarodion ‘Victory’ Igbinobaro during the 2022 UNLV President's Innovation Challenge, AERO AI has transformed into a growing local tech startup company partnering with UNLV, Nevada Partners, Drone Grantology, and other regional businesses. Their flagship platform, SiEGA, delivers immersive 3D visualizations and AI-driven analytics for improved decision-making in construction, architecture, real estate, urban planning, and engineering. 

Cassaundra Rodriguez, associate professor of sociology in the College of Liberal Arts, received an honorable mention for her book, "Contested Americans: Mixed-Status Families in Anti-Immigrant Times," from the American Sociological Association's (ASA) Latino/a Sociology Section's Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Book Award. The award recognizes scholars who published an outstanding book in Latina/o/x sociology.

A gift from MGM Resorts International will help UNLV address the need for children to receive diagnoses and therapies for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The funding will aid the College of Education to develop new programs to boost the number of Board Certified Behavior Analysts who are qualified to help children with ASD and their families. Partnering with the Grant a Gift Autism Foundation - Ackerman Center, the UNLV/CSUN Preschool, UNLV’s CREW Disability Center, and telehealth services, these new programs will provide future practitioners with a broader base of experiences in a variety of community settings.

UNLV Football senior cornerback Cameron Oliver was one of 42 players named to the Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Preseason Watch List. Oliver is the first Rebel to be part of the honor's preseason list since two-time All-American and UNLV Athletics Hall of Fame safety Jamaal Brimmer in 2004. The Jim Thorpe Award is awarded annually to college football's top defensive back and is named after history's greatest all-around athlete, a man who excelled as a running back, passer and kicker on offense, as well as a standout defensive back.