Articles by UNLV News Center
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A New View of UNLV
Graduating art major Zhe Zhang turns her gaze to UNLV's campus.
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Unique Partnerships Expand Mental Health Services
Noelle Lefforge helps a UNLV mental health clinic reach into rural Nevada while giving graduate students vital training.
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UNLV 2019 Community Engagement Award Recipients Announced
UNLV faculty and students honored with Service-Learning, Community-Based Research, Faculty/Staff Outreach, and Student Service awards.
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Teaching Youth to Say Yes to Leadership
Shekinah Hoffman leads a rigorous program for mentoring youth in under-resourced communities.
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Targeting Communities to Improve Care for Life-Limiting Illnesses
Health Care Administration and Policy professor Jay Shen works to increase understanding and use of palliative care among Asian-Americans.
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Ready to Stop the Bleed in Emergencies
Medical student Ginger Christian brings casualty training program to her classmates and the community.
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Bringing the Exotic to the Suburbs
Books by UNLV professors deal with topics as disparate as Thai food and feminist-owned sex-toy stores and the impact both have had in the U.S.
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Steve Wynn's Cultural Revolution
Eadington Fellow Dorothy Barenscott examines what role art plays in the rebranding of the Vegas gaming experience.
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Global Sustainability Revolution: UNLV Welcomes Al Gore April 30 to Discuss Impacts of a Warming World
Nobel Laureate, former U.S. vice president, and author of ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ visits UNLV at 3 p.m. April 30; tickets are free.