Articles by UNLV News Center
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What I Most Want Freshmen to Know…
The featured speakers from UNLV Creates share their best advice with incoming students.
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Meet the Freshman: Chase Northrup
A future aerospace engineer and son of UNLV alumni.
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Meet the Freshman: Emani Salih
A native Las Vegan on what her degree will mean to her family.
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Meet the Freshman: Wyatt Tilman (and his Dad)
This political science major is a jazz lover and car buff.
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Meet the Freshman: Mey Mey Heng
A first-generation student, she hopes to pave the way for her immigrant family.
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Meet the Freshman: Caitlyn and Kristen Miller
The twins plan to throw themselves into the full college experience.
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Lecture Preview: The Making of Las Vegas
German historian explores how Las Vegas achieved what cities around the world have not: true distinction as a gaming destination.
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Meet the Freshman
We dropped in on a recent orientation event to ask a handful of incoming Rebels (and some of their parents) about why they chose UNLV. Here’s what they told us.
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University Libraries to Host First Folio Shakespeare Exhibit
Folger Shakespeare Library’s national touring exhibit of 1623’s “book that gave us Shakespeare” visits UNLV Lied Library Sept. 1-29.