News: Greenspun College of Urban Affairs

William Sousa with a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officer
Research |

Public support for body-worn cameras is high but many doubt they will improve police and citizen relationships, according to a new national survey by UNLV Center for Crime and Justice Policy.

Brock Dixon
People |

The South Dakota native served as UNLV's top administrator between the presidencies of Donald Baepler and Leonard "Pat" Goodall.

Emily Salisbury
Research |

As “Orange is the New Black” returns for a third season, UNLV criminologist Emily Salisbury talks about women in prison and what they need to succeed afterwards.

Lawrence Mower
People |

Lawrence Mower jumped into journalism just as newsrooms were cutting back. That gave the young reporter a chance to dig into the numbers to expose corruption in public agencies.

James Dold
People |

Abuse as a teenager and rejected applications didn't hold James Dold back from law school. Once there, he found his purpose in changing the country's juvenile justice system.

Five portraits
Campus News |

Five UNLV students selected for prestigious international scholarship program.

graduation cap and tassle
Campus News |

Among the 2,700 students expected to graduate this week, five will receive special recognition at commencement. Here's why they were selected.

Hannah Birch, at computer, in the newsroom
People |

Greenspun College of Urban Affairs alumna talks about covering a devastating mudslide and what future journalists need to know.

Dallisa Hocking and Lauren Peña
People |

Two UNLV grads take different approaches to a perennial problem: Finding a mate.

Satish Sharma
Research |

The social work professor's fourth and final book on the thinkers who shaped the world leader's pacifism and civil disobedience.

Ramona Denby-Brinson
Campus News |

Ramona Denby-Brinson of the Greenspun College of Urban Affairs recognized for her work on social services, the foster system, and children’s mental health.

Aerial view of Greenspun Hall
Campus News |

UNLV, advisory firm Applied Analysis create public-private partnership to give university access to powerful real-time data analysis tool.