Articles by UNLV News Center
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My Nevada 5: The Jackson Street Five
This section of the city was integrated and flourished in days of overt segregation along the Las Vegas Strip. Oral historian Claytee White takes a look at the businesses that formed the backbone for this community.
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Closetful of History
With the help of clothing connoisseur Corinne Sidney, UNLV graduate students get a lesson in fashion and history. Take a peek inside her legendary closet.
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My Nevada 5: Prostitution in Las Vegas
Professor Lynn Comella hits on the highlights of the city's brothel history — from the rise of Block 16 to the raid on Roxie's.
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My Nevada 5: Top Flights at McCarran Airport
Here's how McCarran went from a dusty stop on the Transcontinental Airmail Route to a major international airport.
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UNLV Leads $20 Million Project on Solar Energy-Water Nexus
Research to explore solar energy, water, and environmental issues related to large-scale solar installations on arid desert lands.
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Res Hall Rebels
A flashback of students moving to campus from the past to present.
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Community Law Day Helps Thousands Navigate Legal Issues
Free classes have helped more than 50,000 community members address custody, small claims court, bankruptcy, and immigration.
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New Leadership Development Academy Fellows Named
Program is aimed at nurturing future campus administrators from the ranks of faculty and staff.
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Don't Forget the U in Education
UNLV offers a world of new choices to incoming freshman. Here's some advice from life sciences professor Brian Hedlund on how to sort through them.