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College of Liberal Arts News

The College of Liberal Arts offers students a well-rounded education in the humanities and social sciences. Students develop strong analytical and communication skills for a lifetime of learning and discovery that can be applied to a wide variety of careers.

Current Liberal Arts News

An RA poses in front of the World Languages themed residence hall.
Campus News |

New and revamped student housing theme floors connect students to faculty, campus resources, and each other.

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Research |

New UNLV-led study models thousands of generations to find out why animals – including humans – evolved to prefer short-term gains over more fruitful long-term benefits.

Portrait of UNLV alumnus Zachary Billot
People |

With resilience and resolve, award adds to Billot's legacy as one of UNLV’s most academically decorated graduates.

A rear view of UNLV students, dressed in red caps and gowns, filtering into the Thomas & Mack Center with the stage in the background
Campus News |

An enduring UNLV end-of-semester tradition is to highlight exceptional students who embody the academic, research, and community impact of the graduating class.

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Arts and Culture |

‘Tis the season for UNLV folklore expert Katherine Walker to guide us through some of the holiday season’s holliest and jolliest customs.

UNLV XMAS
Campus News |

This month’s frosty headlines and highlights from the students and faculty of UNLV.

Liberal Arts In The News

Nevada Independent

Three of President-elect Donald Trump’s announced political appointees have ties to Nevada’s gaming industry — a sign that an industry once stigmatized in the political sphere has entered the mainstream.

Nevada Independent

Three of President-elect Donald Trump’s announced political appointees have ties to Nevada’s gaming industry — a sign that an industry once stigmatized in the political sphere has entered the mainstream.

Business Insider

Humans have been building cities for centuries, but they don't always last. In some cases, nature has reclaimed them. Other times, people simply built on top of older structures.

Alta

Douglas Unger’s Dream City is the most ambitious novel ever written about Las Vegas. It’s an audacious attempt to explain what makes the city tick. Unger has taken up Tom Wolfe’s call to make research—reporting—the bedrock of a big, realistic work of fiction. The result is a novel in which Las Vegas is the main character, as much as if not more than the humans who populate the narrative.

Sportsbook Review

It's something that everyone hears about now and our best sports betting sites are already using in a variety of ways: artificial intelligence. AI is fast becoming a part of the US sports betting landscape, and more operators are expected to embrace its possibilities in the future. Sites like SportsLine are using AI modeling to provide the most accurate odds and betting predictions possible, allowing AI data models to consider thousands of data points like past player performances, weather, and injuries to make connections between this data and produce the most accurate predictions. These AI models can simulate data conditions thousands of times to give the most likely result.

Reno Gazette-Journal

A Nevada historic preservation organization is working to protect endangered sites across the state, including in Washoe County and Lake Tahoe. Preserve Nevada released its annual list to bring attention to several historic sites and categories. Among the destinations are Reno's Lear Theater, Bethel AME Church and Basque arborglyphs.

Liberal Arts Experts

An expert in psychology, particularly the relationship between inner experience and mental health. 
Javon Johnson is an expert in African American literature, black pop culture, black feminist theory, and black queer theory.  
An expert in forensic anthropology, bioarchaeology, human remains, and skeletal biology.
An expert on gender, sexuality, media, and popular culture.
An expert in depression, mHealth, and mental health of older adults.
An oral historian and author on preserving family memories.

Recent Liberal Arts Accomplishments

Kirsten Calvin-Dunn (Neuroscience IDP), Amanda Leisgang-Osse (Brain Health), Jeff Kinney (Brain Health), and James Hyman (Psychology) published "Electrophysiological insights into Alzheimer's disease: A review of human and animal studies" in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews. This comprehensive review article links together work from animal…
Christopher Kearney (Psychology) received $35,500 via UNR and a Nevada Department of Education/Office of Inclusive Education grant.  This work focuses on how special education eligibility referrals and rates differ for schools implementing multi-tiered systems of support with greater or less fidelity, and how Nevada special education…
Christopher Kearney (Psychology) and Kelliann Beavers (Lincy Institute) were awarded a UNLV-UNR Extension grant ($254,661) titled, “Youth mental health/community asset mapping and multi-tiered system of support pilot to address school attendance and school absenteeism.”  The project aims to develop a community asset map of mental health and…
Christopher Kearney (Psychology) and Michelle Paul (UNLV PRACTICE; Psychology) were awarded a three-year grant from the State of Nevada Department of Health and Human Services. The grant, budgeted for $695,214, is to develop a Children’s Behavioral Health Psychology (B.A.) degree program. This program would train undergraduate students in high-…
Michelle Paul (UNLV PRACTICE; Psychology) and Christopher Kearney (Psychology) were awarded a three-year grant from the State of Nevada Department of Health and Human Services. The grant, budgeted for $2,246,378, is to develop a Doctor of Professional Clinical Psychology (Psy.D.) degree program to prepare individuals for competent and ethical…
Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) presented "Feminist Antifascism in the Writings of Verónica Gago" as part of the panel "Philosophy of Social Movements" at the American Philosophical Association Eastern Division meeting in New York City.