News: College of Liberal Arts

Naji Ahmed headshot
People |

The Beverly Rogers, Carol C. Harter Black Mountain Institute, in concert with PEN America, offers a creative home in Las Vegas for the Egyptian novelist and journalist through its City of Asylum Program.

Concept illustration of a businessman trying to unplug the brain, sabotage, killing creativity
Research |

Technology overload is harming our physical, mental, and social health, says a UNLV sociologist.

Two women viewing artwork
Arts and Culture |

The Barrick Museum's Axis Mundo exhibit explores the intersectionality of LGBTQ and Latinx artists.

Believer festival logo
Arts and Culture |

The Believer Festival is a three-day roving celebration of writing, music, film, comedy, and visual arts hosted by UNLV's Beverly Rogers, Carol C. Harter Black Mountain Institute. The event is April 25-27, with tickets available starting Feb. 15.

Asian elderly man with two medical providers
Campus News |

Through progressive grant funding, researchers from three UNLV schools encourage greater use of palliative care among Southern Nevada’s Asian communities.

A photo of UNLV archaeologists Diane and Arlen Chase examining items on the floor of a tomb in Caracol, Belize.
Research |

UNLV’s Diane and Arlen Chase engage in fieldwork and new technologies to uncover Maya history at Caracol, Belize.

photo of man with kids
Campus News |

The UNLV anthropology student Trevor Pollom's research in nutrition took him to Africa as a tribe transitions to cultivated crops.

Alison Victoria planes a countertop
People |

2008 Alumna Alison Victoria starts her second show about her first love.

U.N.L.V. graduate in cap and gown in crowd
Campus News |

A collection of stories highlighting UNLV students and faculty who made the news in 2018.

petri dish and beakers containing liquids
Research |

In 2018, faculty and students collaborated with one another and international colleagues on scientific exploration that sought to help people make sense of themselves and the world around them.

Sociology doctoral student Marta Soligo poses at Montelago Village at Lake Las Vegas
Research |

A native of Italy, Marta Soligo researches the Italian "flavor" of some Southern Nevada tourist attractions.

Daniel Allen works with former undergraduate researcher Bernadine Palisoc
Research |

UNLV psychology professor hopes study will influence treatments.