Topic: research

man at microphone
Arts and Culture | April 2, 2018

Can the spoken word community lead us in improving social justice efforts? A new book by acclaimed poet Javon Johnson considers the possibility.

Portrait Zhaohuan Zhu
People | March 28, 2018

UNLV scientist searches for new information and for ways to explain a complex subject to the everyday folk.

two women outdoors
Research | March 20, 2018

In her new book, an expert in the nation’s top legal writing program explores how cognitive science and rhetorical theory work together to convince us of what to believe.

UNLV geoscientist Eugene Smith
Research | March 13, 2018

How a vacation in South Africa, a one-of-its-kind UNLV lab, and pieces of volcanic glass smaller than a grain of salt changed a long-held view of human history.

Portrait of woman in esports jersey
People | March 7, 2018

8-bit Esports member Yzzi Ocampo on the challenges female gamers face and the community she found on UNLV's campus.

Portrait of Milo Ocampo
People | March 7, 2018

The co-founder of UNLV’s first esports organization on building community among gamers and UNLV’s chances of winning its first Mountain West Showdown.