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Jennifer Young on a trail at the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
Business and Community |

At the heart of the School of Medicine's commitment to service is Jennifer Young, whose work continues to strengthen the bonds between the school and the community it serves.

the Redfish Piano Trio members holding instruments
Arts and Culture |

The group will perform 'Reflections of Shadow and Light,' the first concert of the 2026-27 UNLV Chamber Music Series.

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Campus News |

Call Center and Viva chat will help students with questions related to their accounts, financial aid, and more.

Ryan Brunty stands next to large globe with drawn character on it
People |

Ryan Brunty, creator of the online shop Depressed Monsters, is a keynote speaker for the incoming class at Rebel Ready Week on Aug. 18.

UNLV Experts In The News

Grub Street

A restaurant that celebrates the American South might seem like an unexpected follow-up from the restaurateurs behind C As in Charlie and Kisa but all of the businesses are rooted in the owners’ collective biography.

New York Post

A popular state park in Maryland is now partially closed after two recent attacks by rabid beavers. 

GeneOnline

Biogen is pushing its experimental Alzheimer’s drug diranersen into Phase 3 trials despite missing the primary dose-response goal in its 416-patient CELIA study, after the lowest tested dose paradoxically delivered the strongest results—slowing cognitive decline on the CDR-SB scale by 26% over 18 months.

Suparna Shah, MD, an assistant professor in the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
Business and Community |

Dr. Suparna Shah is part of the only team in the state performing oral cavity cancer surgeries with reconstruction.

Brenda Thompson-El works with a client related to workplace coaching
Campus News |

Leadership Coaching Essentials helps UNLV employees give colleagues the space and support to self-navigate professional challenges.

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Arts and Culture |

This landmark season gathers an extraordinary community of choreographic voices whose works celebrate where UNLV Dance has been, honor who it is today, and imagine where it will go next.

People inside of the Olympiad Race and Sports book at the Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino in the 1980s
Campus News |

A new project explores careers of Nevada bookmakers who helped shape the evolution of sports betting.

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People |

UNLV students set the tone for their post-grad futures through internship experiences across the country.

Recent Accomplishments

Dave Beisecker’s (Philosophy) co-edited volume, Diagrammatic Representation and Inference, has been published by Springer, as part of its series, Lecture Notes in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence (LNCSAI).
Tanner Hunt, Jacob Nichols, Preston Harmon, and Neamat Hassan (all Dental) have published a new peer-reviewed article in Frontiers in Dental Medicine titled “Comparison of surface integrity, longevity of posterior tooth-colored crowns fabricated by conventional, CAD/CAM, and 3D printing techniques." This study assessed internal and marginal…
Christopher D. E. Willoughby (African American and African Diaspora Studies;Interdisciplinary, Gender & Ethnic Studies) published an essay "The Scientific Construction of Race in Early America" as a chapter of the Oxford Handbook of American Medical History. A part of this 34 chapter history of US medicine, Willoughby examines the rise of the…
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