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This landmark performance gathers an extraordinary community of choreographic voices whose works celebrate where UNLV Dance has been, honor who it is today, and imagine where it will go next.

Laurie Hartig and Lisa K. Habighorst
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The College of Education Alumnae of the Year co-founded Spread the Word Nevada, expanding access to books and literacy resources for young readers across the state.

Daniel Joseph Chenin
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The internationally recognized architect and College of Fine Arts Alumnus of the Year has built a practice inspired by Southern Nevada while mentoring the next generation of designers.

Ali Caliendo
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Urban Affairs Alumna of the Year founded Foster Kinship to support relatives raising children in foster care. The nonprofit has since helped nearly 24,000 Nevada children.

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Fewer than half of Senate races will have candidate debates this year.

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A major casino buyout moved forward this week as another high-profile deal collapsed, leaving questions about what comes next for MGM Resorts International and its workforce.

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A major casino buyout moved forward this week as another high-profile deal collapsed, leaving questions about what comes next for MGM Resorts International and its workforce.

Tony and Elaine Sanchez
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University Libraries Alumni of the Year honorees Tony and Elaine Sanchez have spent their careers and volunteer work supporting education, libraries, and their Southern Nevada community.

Katie Houk sitting with the medical humanities collection placed around her.
Arts and Culture |

Katie Houk builds a medical humanities collection that gives students at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine space to reflect, create, and better understand the people they will care for.

A digital collage of a businessman in front of abstract representations of different art mediums: shining lights, music, dance performance, painting, a film reel.
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The bachelor's in creative practice gives students the flexibility to build a career as creative as they are.

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Arts and Culture |

The season-opening program features a cinematic work inspired by the composer’s travels and a guest performance by Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon.

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UNLV sociologist examines the often-overlooked population in trailblazing book.

Recent Accomplishments

Christopher Cain (Hospitality) has been approved to serve on UNLV’s Intercollegiate Athletics Council (IAC). The IAC advises and oversees the university’s intercollegiate athletics program, including policy, institutional control, academic integrity, compliance, and student-athlete welfare. He joins other newly appointed members, Joe Ervin (…
Asma Awan and Christina Demopoulos (Dental) and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health, Internal Medicine) published a book chapter titled, “Co-creation of pedagogical models in higher education: Gaps and innovations in combined models of behavioral and educational theories" in the book Research in Educational Sciences-II. The chapter…
The Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV Marketing and Communications Department is proud to announce they have won another Graphic Design USA (GDUSA) Health+Wellness Design Awards for 2026.  GDUSA, greatly respected in the world of graphic design, has been a source of news and information for designers and the broader creative…
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