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New partnership creates 'educational sovereignty' for Native American scholars at UNLV

UNLV and Fort Lewis College have established a partnership aimed at expanding graduate access for undergraduate students at the Colorado institution.

UNLV basketball lands transfer MJ Thomas from New Orleans

Thomas averaged 10.8 points and eight rebounds per game in 2025-26, logging nearly 27 minutes a night. He dropped 17 points on nationally ranked Houston ...

UNLV Police: Suspect charged with sexual assault on campus

A Clark County man was arrested Wednesday night in connection with a sexual assault at knifepoint at an apartment on the UNLV campus, university police ...

UNLV basketball picks up transfer from Florida State

Guard Cam Miles, who averaged 5.4 points and 1.7 assists per game this season at Florida State, is transferring to UNLV basketball, he announced on ...

Heavey: UNLV plans for new business school building, international expansion

When UNLV opened its doors in 1957, the campus was little more than a handful of buildings just off Maryland Parkway — two of which ...

Top US graduate programs ranked: Which UNLV programs made top 100?

More than a dozen UNLV graduate programs ranked among the top 100 in their respective disciplines in U.S. News & World Report’s annual Best Graduate ...

Life after Colandrea: Onetime 5-star recruit taking shot at redemption at UNLV

Jackson Arnold was a five-star recruit out of Texas in the high school class of 2023 — the kind of prized prospect that sends college ...

Native American nonprofit creates first endowment at Boyd School of Law

A new scholarship fund established at UNLV’s William S. Boyd School of Law marks a first in the school’s history: the inaugural endowed scholarship created ...

Nevada colleges push more free, low-cost course materials

The Nevada System of Higher Education has updated its policy to expand student access to free and affordable course materials — a timely move as ...

‘Scary being in the middle of a war’: UNLV legend flees Israel after Iranian strikes

Desi-Rae Young huddled in the bomb shelter of her Israeli apartment with a basketball teammate as sirens wailed to warn residents of an incoming missile ...

Breakout year leaves Gibbs-Lawhorn, UNLV with offseason decisions

Gibbs-Lawhorn poured in 42 points Saturday in an 85-83 overtime victory against rival UNR in one of the signature moments of the UNLV men’s basketball ...

UNLV-based effort expands testing and outreach on childhood lead exposure

Southern Nevada loves to reinvent itself. Casinos are imploded, resorts are rebranded, whole neighborhoods seem to spring from bare dirt overnight. But tucked between master-planned ...

Rebel Recycling founder marks 30 years of change at UNLV

The program started as an educational campaign, teaching the campus community about recycling’s importance and how to participate.

Mental health funding mess leaves Nevada providers on edge

Nevada’s mental health and recovery network reeled after a federal funding fiasco wiped out — then abruptly restored — millions in crucial grants earlier this ...

This UNLV team has some bite again; what it’s missing are crowds

If there was ever a basketball game for which the UNLV faithful should come out of hibernation, Saturday’s is it. The Rebels host San Diego ...

Nostalgia and opposition collide in renewed fight at UNLV over Hey Reb!

The cartoonish Hey Reb! mascot drew criticism for its perceived allusion to slavery and the Confederacy. The university retired the mascot in 2021 and removed ...

UNLV film professor weighs in on what truly makes a Christmas movie

Not every film with Christmas in it qualifies as a Christmas movie, says Adam Paul, an assistant professor of film at UNLV. True Christmas movies ...

Inspired by loss, graduating UNLV senior finds his purpose

When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down schools and businesses across the United States in 2020, Miguel Angelo Castano felt lost. Five years later, Castano graduates ...

Huntridge Park near downtown Las Vegas reimagined by UNLV landscaping students

Anyone driving down Maryland Parkway just south of downtown Las Vegas will see Huntridge Circle Park, but they won’t be able to enjoy it.

UNLV students’ project aims to speed fire detection

The devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area earlier this year inspired a trio of UNLV engineering students ...