News: Office of the President

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Congratulations also go to honorees Leslie Matys, Takiyah Ray, and Marni Montgomery-Blake.

Kiwon Sohn makes a few adjustments to Metal Rebel before the start of the DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals.
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Metal Rebel places eighth in the world during the DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals. Their goal: Build a robot capable of disaster relief work. View the slideshow.

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President Donald D. Snyder on taking the helm and keeping UNLV's top initiatives moving forward.

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Research |

Doctoral student to research human skeletal remains in Turkey; graduating senior will teach English in Germany.

Two people standing at the podium. One is handing the other a token of inauguration as UNLV president in 1995.
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As she prepares for retirement, she took some time to look back at her time in Southern Nevada.

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Ulmer, a nationally recognized expert on crisis communication and professor with the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, will step in as dean July 1, 2014.

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Rodman was friend to UNLV for more than 30 years supporting academics and community programs.
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National publication ranks UNLV 11th in its annual analysis of yield – the rate of students accepted who then enroll; up one spot from the past two years.
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Snyder, the current executive dean for strategic development, will serve as acting president until the national search for the university's next top leader is complete.
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Kurzweil, author, inventor and futurist, will discuss the impact of 21st century technology on business, economy and society.

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William Bauer Jr. and Julia Sun-Joo Lee Named Emerging Scholars Under 40 by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education Magazine.

Graduate raises arms at Commencement
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Nearly 3,000 Undergraduate, Graduate, and Professional Students Eligible to Participate; Commencement Will be Live Streamed.