News: University Libraries

Artist Mike Smith standing next to file cabinets filled with his art
Business and Community |

More than 13,000 illustrations from noted Las Vegas Sun editorial cartoon artist Mike Smith will be preserved, archived, and made available for research.

Commercial building with Asian architecture at night with car lights streaming
Research |

Four students have joined the UNLV Oral History Research Center to conduct interviews from the region’s Asian American & Pacific Islander communities.

Two women look over paperwork
People |

Oral History Research Center Director Claytee White examines redevelopment plans for neighborhood in next episode of 'We Need to Talk'

Portrait of Holly Samayoa is the Rookie of the Year in the Classified Employee of the Year Awards for 2020
People |

After more than a decade, Holly Samayoa earned her UNLV degree and now has been recognized as the university's Rookie of the Year.

Claytee White seated with "We Need to Talk" on TV screen behind her
Business and Community |

The series, sponsored by UNLV Libraries and the Greenspun College of Urban Affairs, will be live-streamed by UNLV TV.

view of LDS temple and Las Vegas cityscape
Research |

BYU professor presents Eadington lecture on the research he uncovered at UNLV Libraries.

man gestures while teaching
Campus News |

Sustained recruitment efforts lead to increased diversity of students and faculty.

Claytee White sits in a chair and gestures toward a woman sitting to her right
Arts and Culture |

A sampling of university experts who sounded off on the year’s monumental movements surrounding race, ethnicity, and gender.

Clouds hang over the Las Vegas Strip
Campus News |

Reasons for hope aren't just confined to UNLV's academic halls. Here are just a few places where 2020 inspired staff and students to find new paths forward.

Bookstore interior
Campus News |

With the cost of textbooks rising, Open Educational Resources offer an alternative.

A newspaper clipping
Research |

The last great pandemic has remarkable similarities to our own.

Peer coach at a whiteboard
Campus News |

The Libraries’ undergraduate peer research coaches explore first-gen issues in a new podcast series.