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Campus News |

UNLV President Keith E. Whitfield and Director of Athletics Erick Harper announced that Rebel Athletics will extend its contract with the Mountain West from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2032.

Fabian Doñate poses in a dark suit in a medical exam room
People |

The School of Public Health Alumnus of the Year has long been on a quest seeking healthcare justice for all — only now he does it as a Nevada senator.

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Arts and Culture |

The choir will perform Andrea Ramsey's recent work 'Suffrage Cantata', which examines the journey toward women's suffrage through the perspectives of five diverse women.

Two dancers, one behind the other, hold hands in this drawing.
Arts and Culture |

This concert celebrates the 16-year relationship between UNLV Dance and Korea National Sport University of Seoul.

UNLV Experts In The News

Hotel Dive

Four Seasons’ bed linens and JW Marriott’s shampoo aren’t just for guests staying in the hotels anymore. The items are available for sale on dedicated websites, so customers can cozy up in Four Seasons sheets at home, or wash their hair with JW Marriott Ylang Ylang Shampoo in their own shower.

K.S.N.V. T.V. News 3

It's that unfortunate time of year for illness: Cold and flu season is upon us. While influenza viruses spread year-round, staff with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says flu activity peaks between December and February. The overall health impact (e.g., infections, hospitalizations, and deaths) of flu varies from season to season.

MedPage Today

People who identified as a sexual or gender minority (LGBTQ+) had a higher likelihood of adverse brain health outcomes, cross-sectional data showed.

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Arts and Culture |

The concert, featuring UNLV music faculty and friends, will be held in the Rando-Grillot Recital Hall of the Beam Music Center.

In this copyrighted image from Disney Pixar, Coco plays the guitar and dances with one of the elders in a scene direct from the film.
Arts and Culture |

Music from Disney•Pixar’s Coco will be performed live on the concert hall stage by the Orquesta Folclórica Nacional de México. 

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Campus News |

Learn what tools and information are available to students to participate in the electoral process, and how faculty and staff can support voter engagement.

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Campus News |

Students completing the workforce development program gain skills in computer science and cybersecurity as well as high school and college credits.

Kavita Batra, PhD, MPH, BDS, FRSPH
Research |

Collaborating with researchers around the world continues to expand and enhance biostatistician Kavita Batra's reputation in the scientific community.

Recent Accomplishments

Louisa Messenger (Environmental and Occupational Health) co-published an article titled "Evaluation of bio-efficacy of field-aged novel long-lasting insecticidal nets (PBO, chlorfenapyr or pyriproxyfen combined with pyrethroid) against Anopheles gambiae (s.s.) in Tanzania" in the journal Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases…
Danica G. Hays (Education) recently co-authored a 27-year scoping review of online instructional practices and outcomes in counselor education.  The article is featured in the Counselor Education and Supervision journal, the flagship journal of the Association of Counselor Education and Supervision.
Jichun Li (Mathematical Sciences) published a single authored paper in the top journal Computers & Mathematics with Applications (vol.172, 2024, pp.111-124). Here he proved one-order higher superconvergence for the time-dependent Maxwell's equations solved by arbitrary order H(curl) and H(div) basis functions on rectangular and cuboid elements…
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