News: Greenspun College of Urban Affairs

Brittnie Watkins
People |

Brittnie Watkins excels at keeping multiple balls in the air as she earns four UNLV degrees, mothers two, and fulfills a state Supreme Court clerkship.

commencement ceremony
Campus News |

UNLV has a commencement tradition for the president to honor a few exceptional students who embody the academic, research, and community impact of the graduating class.

Margie Toves
People |

Margie Toves is among the first graduates from a program to produce social workers specializing in children’s mental health.

Ricki Y. Barlow
People |

Ricki Y. Barlow, Greenspun College of Urban Affairs Alumnus of the Year

Nikki Davis
People |

Journalism student Nikki Davis was selected by an advertising organization as one of the 50 Most Promising Multicultural Students of 2016.

teenage male, sitting in a dark hallway, holds his head in his hands
Research |

Vulnerable youth have a friend in Ramona Denby-Brinson, the 2015 Harry Reid Silver State Research Award winner.

Bernajane Palisoc works in UNLV's neuropsychology lab with professor Daniel Allen
Research |

The new Office of Undergraduate Research helps students engage in and celebrate their research and creative activity.

Jon Castagnino
People |

Alumnus and new Greenspun School of Journalism instructor reflects on his fight with cancer, passion for journalism, and the inspiration he finds in students.

An artist’s rendering of UNLV’s entry in the 2017 Solar Decathalon.
Campus News |

Students to build sustainable, “age-in-place” home with consumer appeal for U.S. Department of Energy contest; UNLV team finished second overall in 2013.

brookings mountain west sign
Campus News |

The think tank will continue its work of quality, independent research at UNLV on issues facing the Intermountain West region.

Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy
People |

Communication studies professor Jacob Thompson on campaign history and how UNLV's selection as a debate site will leave a lasting mark on campus. Plus: Details on community watch events.

Aeriel Halstead speaks at a podium
Campus News |

Standout student Aeriel Halstead's message to her fellow new graduates is simple: Take a minute to appreciate all that you've accomplished.