Articles by UNLV News Center

Loeb Receives Regents’ Creative Activity Award
The prestigious award recognizes the UNLV music professor’s outstanding accomplishments in his field.

The Power of Higher Education
A science teacher. A single mom. First-generation college graduates and business leaders. Read about how UNLV changed their lives and gave them value.

Research Briefs: Spring 2011
Discovery of a new element; dental issues among Nevada youth; a model on gold deposit formation;
the effects of air transport on the injured; and the Regents’ Creative Activity Award winner.

Employees Awarded for Service and Dedication
Four employees were honored as employees of the year for their contributions to campus.

Nevada’s Most Endangered Historic Places
Organization lists most endangered cultural sites in Nevada.

2010 Professional Staff Member of the Year: Kyle Ethelbah
Ethelbah selected for leadership, innovation, and dedication to job.

Happiness In Numbers: Keith Schwer
An interview with economics professor Keith Schwer, who died Dec. 3 at age 66. National media outlets and local business leaders often called Schwer first for insight on the community's robust growth and dramatic downturn over the last two decades. One of his greater accomplishments, however, was helping to give voice to Nevada's children.

Memorable Moments in UNLV Sports
If you’re past a certain age, you remember when the Runnin’ Rebels won the 1990 NCAA Basketball Championship. This season, UNLV celebrated the 20th anniversary of that stunning tournament. But the Rebels also have had plenty of miracle moments in other sports.

Fenway Fanatics: Baseball's Oldest Park Becomes Lab for Urban Culture
Like religion, sociologist Michael Ian Borer says, baseball and Fenway Park give Bostonians something larger than themselves to believe in, "something that transcends the here and now."