UNLV junior Alejandro Rios was selected as one of 75 American fellows for the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals (CBYX), a nationally competitive fellowship in which American and German students travel to each other’s countries for a year of study, work, and cultural immersion. Rios aims to achieve his career goal of working in immigrant and refugee aid and advocacy.

The William F. Harrah College of Hospitality is partnering with the UNLV International Gaming Institute, the University of Florida, AXES (axes.ai), and Black Fire Innovation to research robots in the hospitality industry. As automation and robots become more prevalent in the hospitality industry, the research will measure the physiological reaction of customers who interact with robots, with the goal of helping industry leaders make more informed decisions in their technology investments. 

UNLV remains a top choice for military veteran students, once again named among the nation’s top 10 “Military Friendly” campuses by Viqtory and G.I. Jobs Magazine. UNLV was ranked number three overall and was also named a Military Spouse Friendly School for the first time.

UNLV Nursing continued to hold a strong position at the top of the U.S. News & World Report rankings. The college’s traditional master’s and doctoral programs were ranked in the top 100 in 2024, and online programs — which offer generalist and specialty master’s tracks in nurse educator preparation, family nurse practitioner, nurse midwifery, and psychiatric mental health — have ranked within the top 30 each year since the publication began rating online nursing programs in 2012.

The Small Business Development Center (SBDC), located in the Black Fire Innovation center, opened a second office in North Las Vegas City Hall to extend the university's reach to a new community of small business owners and strengthen UNLV's partnership with city officials. The new SBDC office will offer no-cost training and assistance to small businesses to learn financial, marketing, production, organization, engineering, and technical skills.

UNLV received a $4 million federal appropriation to buy high-performance computing hardware and software upgrades at the National Supercomputing Institute. This funding will support the purchase and maintenance of advanced supercomputing systems, enabling cutting-edge research across various scientific disciplines. The state-of-the-art technology will continue to enhance computational capacity in support of UNLV’s research community.

The Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS) club at UNLV built Nevada's first ever student-created liquid rocket engine. The SPARK I rocket is made of 3D printed resin, and successfully completed a hot fire test at the Jean Dry Lake Bed. Originally established in 2019 as a science- and engineering-based student club to foster interest in space exploration, SEDS has become a place for students to build relationships with their peers, gain valuable aerospace experience, and bolster their resumes with groundbreaking achievements.

Psychology professor Russell T. Hurlburt received the Distinguished Nevadan Award for his innovative investigation techniques in higher education and scientific research. The Distinguished Nevadan award, the most prestigious award conferred by the Board of Regents, is given to individuals who have made significant achievements that have contributed to the cultural, economic, scientific, or social advancement of Nevada.