Ronnie Vannucci put his studies on hold when stardom called but finally getting that degree was a priority for The Killers drummer.

Basketball coach Dave Rice talks about his return to his alma mater, the hardest game of every season, and the importance of his his father.

Alumnus Andrew Kiraly finds his hometown a ripe literary subject. And he hopes fellow writers will join him.

Alumni are taking their UNLV education to other institutions as faculty members.

UNLV alumni work behind-the-scenes at the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Center to keep the city a top tourist destination.

Alumnus Nick Groff explores the paranormal on Ghost Adventures, one of Travel Channel's most popular shows.

Alumnus Maile Chapman's first novel, "Your Presence Is Requested At Suvanto" has been featured in The New York Times' Sunday Book Review, The New Yorker, and Publishers Weekly.

Jason Thorpe Buchanan Chosen as Part of Flagship International Educational Exchange Program

When alumnus Jim Holland finished his thesis, "climate change" was far from being coined. Thirty years later, the work has been dusted off to help researchers predict the evolution of Southern Nevada's desert ecosystem.

Claire Schreiner and Emily Anne Miller will be among the women competing for the Miss USA crown this year.

Alumnus Jay Jacquemoud shows his Rebel spirit with a tribute car in scarlet and gray.

Alumna Cindy Ortega has an unlikely background for someone who just helped open a multibillion dollar resort dedicated to the massaging and feeding of tourists. And at first blush, it seems more unlikely still that her specific job is making such a behemoth environmentally "small."