News: Department of Communication Studies
Two views of the UNLV campus in the wake of the Route 91 Harvest Festival tragedy.
![cell phone saying fake news](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/fakenews_638642296.jpg?itok=LckKha7J)
In a post-truth world, embracing critical thinking is the only way to counter click bait.
![Michael Bruner](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/nc_D71634_06.jpg?itok=sziTYnP3)
Performance poetry led the new chair of communication studies to a career studying the power of persuasion.
![Vanessa Hauc](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/Hauc_portrait.jpg?itok=6i6uwEg7)
As climate change and hurricanes dominate the news, alumna and Telemundo journalist Vanessa Hauc is raising awareness on the impact in Latino communities.
UNLV's team of rapid-fire competitive policy debaters advanced to the elite eight of the season's first tournament.
![Exhibits at the Mob Museum](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/960_Made-Men.jpg?itok=gWpEjvGY)
Forum lecture will examine the rhetoric of the Mob Museum, both within the exhibits, and in its broader context in the Las Vegas community.
![ariel view of campus](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/D65085_10.jpg?itok=d7PouWUi)
UNLV's community engagement office fosters collaboration with entities throughout Southern Nevada for the betterment of both.
![Children participate in Rebel Girls dance camp](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/nc_D68688_15.jpg?itok=deV___Cn)
With a variety of university-sponsored camps taking place both on and off campus, UNLV is anything but quiet this summer
![Jennifer Guthrie with two sets of hands on her shoulders](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/D71404_013.jpg?itok=4FQwNDLC)
Study highlights the importance of effective communication between survivors of domestic violence and the shelter staff who help them.
![Sara Leoni](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/Sara-Leoni.jpg?itok=uHXD58PQ)
Sara Leoni, the College of Urban Affairs Alumna of the Year, finds that a great team can last a lifetime.
![Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/LeslieKnope.jpg?itok=Z3JfkffQ)
What NBC's 'Parks and Recreation' can teach us about feminism.
![Jennifer Hurtado](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/Hurtado_D71190_210.jpg?itok=ZWty3LAh)
The best summation of the presidential debate experience: "No one treated me like a student. For a couple of hours, I felt like a professional."