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UNLV gets $400,000 grant to boost small-business aid program

UNLV officials say the grant to the Nevada Small Business Development Center at UNLV could help more than 3,000 entrepreneurs, generate over 1,000 jobs, retain ...

UNLV capitalizes on Vegas sports boom with new degree program

UNLV’s William F. Harrah College of Hospitality is introducing the state’s first undergraduate degree in sport hospitality management, the college announced Monday.

Las Vegas road construction projects reach key milestones

Project on Maryland Parkway and Boulder Highway are part of a broader push by the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada and local governments to ...

Aspiring teachers stay the course at UNLV despite CCSD budget cuts

Despite consistently falling enrollment and the staffing cuts that come with it at the Clark County School District, aspiring teacher Chris Nelson feels hopeful ...

Regents give go-ahead for Vegas Loop Tesla station near UNLV

The Nevada Board of Regents voted near-unanimously Monday in a special meeting to approve four different agreements between UNLV and Elon Musk-owned The Boring Company ...

Can X-rays save your EV battery? A UNLV professor is extending the life of tech

A UNLV professor is looking to an unlikely source to extend the life of the lithium-ion batteries that have become a part of everyday life: ...

Coin receives honorary doctorate from UNLV for contributions to gaming

Jacob Coin, a distinguished leader in Indian gaming and tribal policy, has received an honorary doctorate in public policy from the William S. Boyd School ...

UNLV degree is great, but graduate's big achievement came in legislative win

When Fallon resident Kelli Kelly walks across the stage at UNLV’s Thomas & Mack Center tonight to receive her master’s degree in urban leadership, she’ll ...

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 ...