News: Department of History

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Campus News |

UNLV’s Honors College has a new home and is growing exponentially as high-achieving high school students continue to discover all it has to offer.

Beverly Rogers
People |

Ardent collector and UNLV alumna Beverly Rogers on the value of books as historic artifacts.

Lee M. Hanover
Research |

One of this year's Calvert Award winners for undergraduate researchers on how to avoid getting overwhelmed by massive amounts of research materials.

The Compleat Gamester
Research |

When did society start linking problem gambling to the concept of addiction? Medical historian Celeste Chamberland discusses the origins in the May 14 Eadington Fellows lecture.

Brittany Bronson and George Saunders
Arts and Culture |

UNLV English instructor Brittany Bronson named a New York Times opinion writer. Plus new books on Nevada history and women in the workforce.

Daniel Waqar
Campus News |

Waqar, a junior in UNLV’s Honors College, one of just 58 college students nationwide selected for $30,000 award based on academics, public service leadership potential.

Poster for Makers: Women in Nevada History
Arts and Culture |

Professor Joanne Goodwin's project is filling a gap in the history of Las Vegas. Learn more about the documentary series 'MAKERS: Women in Nevada History.'

Todd E. Robinson
Research |

History professor takes a look at how the civil-rights struggle played out in second-tier cities like Grand Rapids, Mich.

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Campus News |

Public invited to meet UNLV historians, archivists, and subjects of new book on pioneering women who shifted boundaries of women's employment in Las Vegas.

The jumpsuit may have originated as standard issue for airplane pilots in WWII, but its constant reinvention proves that utilitarian comfort can mesh with haute couture. This early piece by French designer — and Sidney favorite — Thierry Mugler features patch pockets and a drawstring waist but is made with hand-printed silk. (R. Marsh Starks/UNLV Photo Services)
Arts and Culture |

The Dec. 8 University Forum Lecture explores fundamental themes in 20th Century fashion.

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Business and Community |

Exhibit explores history between the Culinary Workers Union, Local 226 and the City of Las Vegas.

Claudine Williams, Dr. Carol Harter and Kitty Rodman
Arts and Culture |

Three-part documentary exploring the advancement of women in the state over the past 100 years to air on Vegas PBS.