UNLV Newsmakers 2020: Politics
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Campus News |
A collection of stories highlighting UNLV experts and their analysis of all things politics in 2020.
UNLV Newsmakers 2020: People
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People |
Great places are made of great people. Here are a few who made the news in 2020.
UNLV Newsmakers 2020: Brian Labus Edition
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People |
UNLV public health professor became a go-to source for media in Nevada and worldwide on the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
UNLV Newsmakers 2020: Combatting COVID-19
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Business and Community |
As the pandemic tightened its grip on Nevada, the nation, and the world, UNLV responded in ways big and small. Members of the media also turned to UNLV's faculty experts for answers.
UNLV Newsmakers 2020: Social Justice
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Arts and Culture |
A sampling of university experts who sounded off on the year’s monumental movements surrounding race, ethnicity, and gender.
UNLV Newsmakers 2020: Research and Economic Development
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Research |
A yearlong collection of UNLV faculty making the news for their discoveries and contributions to the community.
The Case for Getting the COVID-19 Vaccine
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People |
UNLV Public Health professor Brian Labus dismantles misperceptions about the COVID-19 vaccine and shares why it works, why it’s safe, and why everyone eligible should get it.
UNLV Community Continues Giving Tradition with Holiday Toy Drive
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Business and Community |
Contactless toy drive nets more than 600 gifts for local youth with Boys & Girls Clubs.
A Holiday Tradition: Southern Nevada Christmas Tree Recycling Begins Dec. 26
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Business and Community |
UNLV, community organizations team up for free annual program to turn Christmas trees into mulch; nearly 17,000 trees recycled in 2019.
Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art Presents Chase R. McCurdy: "Threads in Time"
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Arts and Culture |
This solo exhibition of painting, photography, writings, and sculptural assemblages runs Jan. 15 - April 2.
UNLV Geoscientist Arya Udry Tapped by NASA for Mars Mission
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Research |
Udry is one of just 13 scientists added to NASA’s Participating Scientist Program and will help the Perseverance Rover to recognize magmatic rocks; becomes second UNLV professor on Mars 2020 science team.
School of Medicine: Looking Back at 2020
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Campus News |
From groundbreaking research to breaking ground on a new medical education building, the UNLV School of Medicine continues to transform care in the community.