News: College of Liberal Arts

UNLV anthropologist Brian Villmoare
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In new paper, UNLV-led anthropology team balks at a widely held belief that modern humans experienced an evolutionary decrease in brain size.

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People |

This admin assistant has been running around campus since she was a kid. Now she's the 2022 President's Classified Employee of the Year.

Remember sculptor Claes Oldenburg who created U.N.L.V.'s iconic Flashlight sculpture this month.
Campus News |

A collection of news stories highlighting university experts’ insights on and contributions to health, environment, and society.

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People |

The history-making program manager helps shape college women leaders and advocates for human rights.

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Vanessa Núñez focuses on the role of faculty and staff in shaping institutional policies to support undocumented students.

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Vincent Nava, ’19 MA Public Administration, works at the governor's office of new Americans.

Lake Mead
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A collection of news stories highlighting UNLV experts who made headlines locally, nationally, and around the world.

2022 U.N.L.V. Spring Commencement Ceremony for the Graduate College.  May 13, 2022 (Josh Hawkins/UNLV)
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A collection of news stories highlighting the experts and student changemakers at UNLV.

Professor Alyssa Crittenden
People |

Crittenden, a professor and graduate coordinator for UNLV's department of anthropology, will begin her new position on July 1.

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The Honors College’s new assistant director of advising and retention initiatives has a long record of helping UNLV students find their way.

 

artist rendering of scientists working on data related to gut flora
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In May 16 issue of Nature Microbiology, researchers and Indigenous activists call for more ethical approach to collecting biological data. 

"bathtub ring" around Lake Mead
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How UNLV anthropologist Jennifer Byrnes is helping improve training for forensic scientists.