News: College of Liberal Arts

Student giving a presentation
Research |

A unique teaching model at UNLV engages students in the classroom and empowers them beyond it.

man giving presentation
Research |

Meet three UNLV graduate students pursuing their passions through research and making a big impact in their fields.

Mexican ofrenda altar
Arts and Culture |

Barrick Museum display for Dia de los Muertos welcomes additions through this week.

Portrait of Miles Boulton
People |

An advisor with an unexpected career path

Palm trees and U.N.L.V. banner
Campus News |

Study focused on understanding how people are reacting emotionally to the tragedy at the Route 91 country music festival Oct. 1.

illustration of blackjack players
UNLV History |

An early look at the benefits of gaming put UNLV on the national research map.

illustration of Maude Frazier Hall and Hospitality Hall
UNLV History |

It wasn't a popular decision to tear down Maude Frazier Hall, but the demolition had a silver lining for preservationists.

cell phone saying fake news
Campus News |

In a post-truth world, embracing critical thinking is the only way to counter click bait.

woman holding sign saying "grief counselor"
Campus News |

University counseling experts step up to offer emotional support after the mass shooting in Las Vegas.

James M. Myman posing in hallway.
Campus News |

New research advances understanding of the function of the brain’s anterior cingulate cortex and its tie to human learning.

woman in front of chalkboard
Research |

Professor Lynn Comella on the adult store industry, a highly profitable segment of popular culture that scholars and policymakers know surprisingly little about.

art gallery
Arts and Culture |

In an era of answers at our fingertips, UNLV’s real role is to promote ignorance in our students, argues the Barrick Museum’s D.K. Sole.