National Archives grant helps University Libraries' Special Collections Division preserve archival collections on expansion of gaming in America from 1970 to 2010.

The Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project at UNLV University Libraries documents the rich history of our region’s Jewish people and a city they transformed.

Eadington Fellow dives into UNLV's archives to examine the relationship between sports media and cultural memory in poker's main event.

UNLV paleontologists recover mammoth fossils northwest of Las Vegas.

UNLV Libraries is a key repository for the photos and documents covering Nevada and a battleground for environmental activism.

UNLV English instructor Brittany Bronson named a New York Times opinion writer. Plus new books on Nevada history and women in the workforce.

We're celebrating the state's sesquicentennial with some fun facts and insightful observations from UNLV professors.

Historian Michael Green on some of our greatest (depending on how you look at it) political leaders.

Wayne Newton, Dana Gentry, and Christopher Columbus Powning have all had a role in the state's landmark free speech cases. Here's a look at the choice words and exposés that brought Nevada news outlets before the state Supreme Court.

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.

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.

Here's how McCarran went from a dusty stop on the Transcontinental Airmail Route to a major international airport.