Topic: student success

Fireworks ignite during commencement
People | May 11, 2017

UNLV has a commencement tradition for the president to select and highlight exceptional students who embody the academic, research, and community impact of the graduating class.

Manuela Bowles sits at a table and reads
Research | May 10, 2017

New graduate and author Manuela Bowles on rejection letters, Margaret Atwood, and building a career long before commencement.

student Alexis Hilts and assistant professor Matt Bernacki
Research | May 5, 2017

Undergrad Alexis Hilts will present her honors thesis at the American Psychological Association's national conference.

RAD team members hold up giant check
Business and Community | May 4, 2017

Prizes totaling $55K in seed money go to three UNLV teams who bested over three dozen Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup competitors with health care, hospitality, and esports business ideas.

senior Amber Turner and alumna Lisa Danielson
Research | May 3, 2017

UNLV undergraduate and NASA intern Amber Turner shares her remarkable research journey, which may someday lead to human civilizations on other planets.

Tony Terrell
Athletics | May 3, 2017

Tony Terrell was once a steadying force on the Rebels offensive line. Now he helps students stay the course to graduation. Catch his new Facebook Live series.

A high school student explores a project
Campus News | May 2, 2017

UNLV mines its own grade books to ensure students aren’t weeded out of STEM classes.

Closeup of a saxophone
Arts and Culture | April 26, 2017

UNLV Jazz Ensemble I took first place in the Monterey Next Generation Jazz Festival, one of the most prestigious international collegiate jazz competitions.

Sheetal Survase
People | April 24, 2017

This academic advisor says a key to success is to realize that success is something you can't achieve by yourself.