News: Graduate College
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Graduate assistant stipends and the total number of doctoral graduate assistantships to increase after the Nevada Legislature approves funding.
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The program provides elementary and second-level teachers with tools and strategies to support the learning, content, and language development of students from multi-ethnic communities.
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Where does a disease come from and how does it spread? Students learn from UNLV's contagiously captivating infectious disease expert.
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Professional development opportunity enables academic advisor Jacquee deJesus to better assist students with using campus technology.
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LutumPotentia wins first place in business competition with their idea for making composting easier.
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Global Entrepreneurship Experience students develop an app to cut down on food waste.
New report from Center for Business and Economic Research unveils impact of the emerging sports mecca’s transformation on Strip, Southern Nevada, and residents of all ages.
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Jessica Grifaldo, the only UNLV student to receive the award this year, credits Life Sciences professor Eduardo Robleto for encouraging her to pursue research.
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Anthropology Ph.D. alumnus Daniel Perez helps UNLV undergraduates navigate their way to grad school through mentoring program.
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Adjoa Mensah's early talent for inventive lesson plans evolved into helping teachers find better ways to use technology.
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Borna Nemet juggles not one, but two Ph.D. programs, all thanks to the support of his professors and UNLV resources.
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Lab develops new radiation detection technology while building a pipeline for the next generation of nuclear engineers.