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Intercollegiate Athletics News

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Current Athletics News

Spring flowers
Campus News |

The students and faculty of UNLV are springing into headlines around the country.

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Athletics |

Rebel sports programs, student-athletes, and alumni add more than $100 million in annual income and support nearly 1,400 jobs in Clark County. 

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People |

UNLV Athletics' director of performance nutrition helps give student-athletes the winning edge.

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Campus News |

New year, new you! Students can fulfill their resolutions with a course focused on developing their best selves.

A rear view of UNLV students, dressed in red caps and gowns, filtering into the Thomas & Mack Center with the stage in the background
Campus News |

An enduring UNLV end-of-semester tradition is to highlight exceptional students who embody the academic, research, and community impact of the graduating class.

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People |

From groundbreaking researcher to UNLV president, Marta Meana reflects on the unexpected moments of her long career.

Athletics In The News

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

The City of Las Vegas has officially declared April 2 as UNLV Skatin’ Rebels National Championship Day. The proclamation comes after the team captured its first-ever ACHA Division I national title — capping off a season that included a conference championship and a statement win over defending NCAA champion Denver.

KSNV-TV: News 3

The mayor marked today as UNLV Skating Rebels National Championship Day after the team won the university's first national championship, an achievement that has been decades in the making.

KSNV-TV: News 3

State lawmakers held their first meeting Wednesday on a bill that would allow Nevada colleges and universities to pay student-athletes directly.

KSNV-TV: News 3

The UNLV Skatin' Rebels beat Adrian College 7-3 to win the ACHA National Championship. This was the second straight National Championship game UNLV played versus Adrian College, but with a different outcome as the Skatin' Rebels lost 3-0 in 2024.

KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

After falling to Adrian College in 2024’s American Collegiate Hockey Association Division 1 Championship game, UNLV turned the tide, routing the Bulldogs 7-3 to win their first-ever hockey championship.

KVVU-TV: Fox 5

The Skatin’ Rebels capped an already historic season with their first national championship in program history, beating the Adrian College Bulldogs in the finale at the ACHA National Championships.

Athletics Experts

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Recent Athletics Accomplishments

Kyle Wilson (Athletic Training) along with alumni Yvonne Tapia and Ulises Sanchez-Flores (both Kinesiology and Nutrition Science) spoke on “Athletic Trainers in the Industrial Setting” at the 2024 Far West Athletic Trainers Association Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium. Tapia is also part-time instructor at UNLV.
Corrie Van Tuyl, Nestor Talon, Oscar Colmenero, Libby Mckindley, Breanna Romo, Madison Walker, Juan Aurelio Garcia, and Lauryn Dawes (all Athletic Training) competed in the 14th Annual Bailey Arnheim Games hosted by California State University, Long Beach on April 2, 2023. UNLV's team won 1st place in the Quiz Bowl, a Jeopardy!-like academic…
Benjamin Burroughs (Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies) recently published in the International Review for the Sociology of Sport a manuscript titled "Content analysis of biological sex-specific media coverage of sport: The case of National Collegiate Athletic Association athletic department home webpages." The article was…
Desiree Reed-Francois (Athletics) has been recognized by the publication Diverse Issues in Higher Education as one of its "Top 25 Women in Higher Education." In its annual special report the publication recognized women who were selected for making a difference in higher education by tackling some of its toughest challenges,…
UNLV Athletics' marketing unit was recognized during the National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators' Best Of Awards at the organization's 28th annual convention in Orlando, Florida, earlier this month. The Rebels' marketing department was awarded the silver medal in the Fan Engagement Video category for its "This is UNLV Athletics…
Nancy Lough, James Hines (both Educational Psychology and Higher Education), and Margo Malik (Athletics) participated in the Sport and Recreation Law Association's 30th annual conference in Las Vegas this month. Lough, the invited keynote speaker, titled her talk, "If We Build It, Will They Come? Considering 30 Years of Sport Law and Policy."…