News: College of Liberal Arts

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Arts and Culture |

"Gatsby" just won an Oscar for best costumes thanks in part to fashion historian Deirdre Clemente. She was a consultant on the movie's costumes. Here's her thoughts on the traditional rules of fashion, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and dressing your age in Las Vegas.

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Campus News |

Public history students collaborate with Nevada State Museum to showcase Vegas outfits from the 1960s and 1970s.

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Business and Community |

New polling data on Latino voter trends in Nevada will be released during event.

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Campus News |

The Black Mountain Institute (BMI) at UNLV presents the following events as part of its Readings & Panels Series.

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Research |

Does the thought of an algebra test strike fear in you? Psychologist Mark Ashcraft is getting to the root cause of math anxiety.

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Arts and Culture |

New work examines the aftermath of student protests of educational inequities in Los Angeles schools.

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Campus News |

Nine students, including a mother of two who after years of working as a dental hygienist received her dental degree and became class valedictorian, are being honored as spring 2012 Outstanding Graduates.

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Arts and Culture |

UNLV employees recently were honored at the 2012 Academic Recognition Ceremony with systemwide and universitywide awards for notable research, teaching, and service.

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People |
New work explores race relations in the multicultural cauldron of the rural West.
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Campus News |

Title IX, passed in 1972, prohibits sexual discrimination in education and affords equal opportunities in athletics.

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Research |

Honey Key Ingredient in Evolution of Human Diet and Brain, UNLV Study Finds.

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People |

UNLV history professor David Holland was named the 2011 Nevada Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).