News: Department of History
A collection of stories highlighting UNLV faculty and students who made the news in 2019.
Jean Munson of the Women's Research Institute of Nevada credits professor Joanne Goodwin, the institute's director emerita, as having been an important mentor.
A collection of news stories capturing the excitement of UNLV’s campus in June, July and August.
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"The Sagebrush State" is an essential tome to appreciating the history, and vagaries, of governance in the state.
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A new book details how colonial control impacted a continent’s relationship to its wildlife.
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UNLV faculty and students honored with Service-Learning, Community-Based Research, Faculty/Staff Outreach, and Student Service awards.
The Barrick Museum's Axis Mundo exhibit explores the intersectionality of LGBTQ and Latinx artists.
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Susan Lee Johnson will serve as first endowed chair in Liberal Arts; position will elevate history program to leader in the study of the Intermountain West.
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In the wake of the Oct. 1 shooting, UNLV academics found new avenues for study. In the process, they’re helping our community explore the issues and heal from the trauma.
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That pain in your neck may be from your tablet device, how librarians help keep students in school, a research course that has undergrads digging up viruses, and more.
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In the last two years, two UNLV faculty members and four students have visited various parts of the world to study, teach, and foster international goodwill as part of the prestigious Fulbright Program.
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How the Whole Earth Catalog’s optimistic message reinvented the environmental movement in 1968