Nestled in New York City’s Greenwich Village, Public School 41 differs from its neighboring buildings in a way that’s both profound and only visible from above. Unlike the flat, gray roofs adorning other structures on the street, the school’s roof is a bright, verdant green. Covered in native plants, the vegetation provides an unlikely urban haven for birds and insects. It also acts as a natural stormwater control system and reduces the building’s carbon footprint. When the school’s students were asked how the roof made them feel, they said “free.”

A recent documentary produced by UNLV College of Fine Arts highlighted the neighborhood’s issues and was used in testimony on Thursday. 

It’s an issue that the neighborhood has been dealing with for decades: the sinking streets of Windsor Park in North Las Vegas. On Saturday, residents of about 90 families who live in the Windsor Park neighborhood attended a screening of a documentary followed by a community discussion. “Windsor Park: The Sinking Streets” is an award-winning documentary by UNLV film and law students bringing attention to the decades-long struggles of a community in North Las Vegas.

Evidence shows the Las Vegas Metro is the fastest-warming city in the entire US. A new heat map was just completed by volunteers working with the RTC to show which areas of the valley are the hottest. Dr. Steffen Lehmann, a professor of architecture and urbanism at UNLV, has researched how excessive heat impacts the city for decades and met with FOX5 to break down the impacts of the urban heat island effect.

State Sen. Dina Neal says she’ll ask the state to appropriate $10 million and the City of North Las Vegas for $20 million more to relocate any of 90 or so remaining residents of Windsor Park, a neighborhood of sinking homes that residents say has been forgotten by the City of North Las Vegas.

A new partnership is bringing the future of filmmaking right to UNLV. The university's film department and Vu Studios announced a new era of innovation at the school.

A new partnership is bringing the future of filmmaking right to UNLV. The university's film department and Vu Studios announced a new era of innovation at the school.

As Nevada and other Western states look to spread out across more federal land, environmentalists and advocates of “smart growth” worry about sustainability, sprawl, water and climate change.

Long before Siegfried & Roy, David Copperfield, Penn & Teller, or Chris Angel made magic one of the biggest draws in Las Vegas the strip's first illusions were performed by a woman named Gloria Dea. 

Tuesday night, right before his own show on the Strip, Copperfield helped induct Dea into the UNLV Fine Arts Hall of Fame.

UNLV's College of Fine Arts is inducting the 2023 honorees for its Hall of Fame. Among them are Emmy and Sag award-winning actor and comedian Brad Garrett.

UNLV College of Fine Arts Dean Nancy Uscher says, “There is opportunity here that one doesn’t find in other places.” That is true of the many students who have come out of UNLV and entered into the Las Vegas entertainment workforce and creative community. It is also the case, also, for the inductees into the UNLV College of Fine Arts Hall of Fame, all with a unique Las Vegas affiliation.