Economy, Education, and Execution

Director of the Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies Ardyth Broadrick Sohn has written a book about her time in Huntsville, Texas, examining how the community’s culture and industry are shaped by the local prison facility and legal executions performed there.

Reviews from the Renaissance

Many Renaissance plays by Shakespeare and his contemporaries are highly regarded today, but UNLV English professor Charles Whitney researched historical documents to uncover what audience members of the time period thought of the dramatic performances.

Looking Deeper

History professor Eugene Moehring is a respected scholar on urban history issues and the West. But the Harry Reid Silver State Research Award recipient says the students are still the most important part of the research equation.

Making the Rounds in Research

Increasing the number of graduates is still a priority, but UNLV’s School of Nursing also seeks to build its research and enhance understanding of the endeavor.

Research Dollars and Sense

Why embrace research during tough economic times?

The Quagga Conundrum

Tiny quagga mussels are clogging water pipelines, attaching to boats and lake structures, and causing big problems at Lake Mead.

UNLV Invitational Madrigal & Chamber Choir Festival

November 6, 2009 - 4 PM & 7 PM UNLV Beam Music Center - Rando Recital Hall Admission Free

UNLV Boyd Law School Graduates Achieve Highest Pass Rate on Nevada Bar Exam in School History

Eight-six Percent of First-time Test Takers Pass Professional Exam - 12 Percent Higher Than Statewide Average

UNLV Astrophysicist: Recent Gamma-Ray burst Discovery Offers Rare Glimpse of "Comsic Dark Ages"

Bing Zhang, in this Week's Nature, Analyzes Scientific Impact of Earliest Event in Cosmic History

Vu Tran, UNLV English Instructor and Alum, Wins Whiting Foundation Award for Young Writers

Fiction Writer Receives $50,000 Prize For Collection of Short Stories on Vietnamese Culture and Immigrant Life

Saltman Center to Screen Film on Liberian Peace Process and Hosts Discussion With Former Liberian President Amos Sawyer

True Story of Liberian Women’s Non-Violent Role in Securing Peace for Liberia Documented in Film “Pray the Devil Back to Hell” at UNLV Nov. 6

Brookings Scholars Lecture Nov. 30: The Politics and Diplomacy of Climate Change

Discussion with Brookings Managing Director William Antholis at 5:30 P.M. in Greenspun Auditorium