Topic: UNLV history

U.N.L.V. signage with Fall leaves in the background
UNLV History | October 4, 2017

The Graduate School celebrates its 50th anniversary with a look at its first graduating class.

UNLV grad Dorothy Bokelmann smiles for the camera.
UNLV History | October 4, 2017

In 1967, Dorothy Bokelmann became the first UNLV graduate student to receive a degree.

A group of students work in a lab.
UNLV History | October 4, 2017

Lee Baker, one of UNLV Graduate College’s initial class, put his education to work with four-legged friends.

art gallery
Arts and Culture | September 13, 2017

In an era of answers at our fingertips, UNLV’s real role is to promote ignorance in our students, argues the Barrick Museum’s D.K. Sole.

researcher in lab
Research | September 12, 2017

UNLV research efforts have consistently grown over its 60-year life span, setting us on track to someday becoming one of the premier research universities in the nation.

U.N.L.V. signage with Fall leaves in the background
Campus News | September 12, 2017

We're celebrating UNLV's 60th anniversary with a full lineup of events and special coverage this year. These essays explore the future of UNLV and our impact in Southern Nevada and the world.

aerial shot of the university in 1960
UNLV History | September 7, 2017

As both a graduate and a history professor, Michael Green has watched UNLV’s growth with some awe. It’s future, he says, will be all the more astonishing.

Dr. Mary Croughan
Research | September 1, 2017

UNLV President, Dr. Len Jessup and UNLV Vice President for Research and Economic Development, Dr. Mary Croughan welcomes UNLV Innovation readers to the Fall 2017 issue.

entrance to library
People | August 29, 2017

Ernst Lied and his namesake library continue to play an important part in the everyday lives of UNLV students.