illustration of a female dancer in crouched pose
Arts and Culture |

What happens when a group of choreographers, playwrights, composers, filmmakers, designers, visual artists, entertainment engineer, and architect collaborate and make a show?

full orchestra on stage
Arts and Culture |

The concert features world premiere transcriptions, exceptional guest artists, and a celebration of cultural and musical journeys.

collage of two classical composers
Arts and Culture |

This wedding-themed double bill is conducted by Darryl Cooper with stage direction by Linda Lister.

The "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign.
Campus News |

Welcome to the fabulous history of the Entertainment Capital of the World.

UNLV Experts In The News

Las Vegas Review Journal

Since the coronavirus pandemic, according to James Mah, the dean of UNLV’s School of Dental Medicine, it’s been difficult for families with children born with cleft palates and other craniofacial abnormalities to find care in Southern Nevada. That is, until this month when the school opened its new Advanced Needs Dental Clinic, which was renovated onto an existing dental school building at UNLV.

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

The UNLV School of Dental Medicine celebrated the opening of a new clinic that will serve patients with specialty needs, including cleft lips and palates.

Las Vegas Sun

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been consistently highlighting arrests on its social media accounts under President Donald Trump’s second administration, sometimes with an accompanying list of crimes and a photo of a person who committed them.

UNLV alumna and returning student Faria Tavacoli
People |

Faria Tavacoli is the first Nevada student to be selected for the Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholarship for Public Service.

Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV residents Drs. Demitri and Jessica Franzoni alongside their two dogs.
People |

Members of the school's second graduating class, now fourth-year residents, are committed to serving Nevada together.

desert landscape mural
Arts and Culture |

There was no better place to embrace the coziness of fall than at UNLV’s 8th annual Art Walk, where attendees treated themselves to delightful dishes, lively performances, and a host of remarkable art displays. 

Artist depiction of cosmic black hole merger
Research |

The mergers, measured one month apart in 2024 by LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA collaboration, advance scientific understanding of the nature of black hole formation and fundamental physics; offer evidence of "second-gen" black holes.  
 

Deborah Byers in scrubs by anesthesia equipment in lab
People |

From serving in the U.S. Army to becoming part of the BTS ARMY, the assistant director of Nursing’s CRNA program is paving the way with an inspiring career full of 'firsts.'

Recent Accomplishments

Michael Brown, David Damore, and William Brown (The Lincy Institute; Brookings Mountain West) author "Understanding Film Tax Credits in Nevada and Nationally," a recently published policy primer that provides an overview of Nevada’s transferable tax credit program for film and other productions, including the program’s legislative history and…
Samantha Godbey and Xan Goodman (both Libraries) presented a workshop on "AI Literacy and Your Information Literacy Teaching Practice" at the 2025 European Conference on Information Literacy in Bamberg, Germany.
Samantha Godbey and Starr Hoffman (both Libraries) presented on "Global Publication Patterns in Information Literacy Research, 2020-2024" at the 2025 European Conference on Information Literacy in Bamberg, Germany.
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