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graduate students traveled abroad to Japan for a first-hand look at how culture shapes leadership, teamwork, and environments in business. It’s amazing to read about what they learned from their global experiences and how those lessons will make an impact at UNLV!

Robots, Respect, and Rethinking Leadership: Lessons From Japan A 10-day international seminar challenged Lee Business School graduate students to reconsider what effective leadership looks like across cultures.

Proud to welcome new faculty to UNLV this week! All of us play a big part in our university's mission to serve our students and make an impact on our community. Looking forward to seeing all that you accomplish as part of our amazing institution!

It’s always exciting to see our alumni back at UNLV! Graduate school is a great environment for our Rebels to channel their career experiences into groundbreaking research, just like biology grad Danny Villanueva. There truly is no better place to innovate and grow than right here on campus.

A Career in Conservation Led This Alumnus Back to Graduate Research Daniel Villanueva returns to the School of Life Sciences to help address challenges facing the endangered Devils Hole pupfish.

August is here, and that means back-to-school season! Welcome Week events are the perfect time to connect with fellow Rebels, explore all our campus has to offer, and kickstart an incredible year ahead! https://www.unlv.edu/welcome

Celebrating the grand opening of the Marlow Early Childhood Education Campus at UNLV today! The space features new classrooms and more functionality, allowing the preschool to accept around 80 more children. And it’s not just for young Rebels, because the spaces are also designed for faculty research and training the next generation of educators to go out and serve the community.

Proud that UNLV can deliver high-quality childcare right here on campus. Thank you to everyone who supported the UNLV College of Education UNLV College of Education to build this amazing facility!

Congrats to Rafael Oganesyan for receiving the Administrative Faculty of the Year award for Student Service Excellence! This is a well-deserved recognition highlighting his efforts to connect students with research opportunities. Thank you for elevating the student experience and fostering excellence here at UNLV!

Rafael Oganesyan Helps Students Turn Research Into Opportunity The 2026 Administrative Faculty of the Year for Student Service Excellence on his UNLV career — from a high schooler quietly earning college credit to director of the Office of Undergraduate Research.

A UNLV research team is working on a solution to ensure that no water goes to waste! Professor Eakalak Khan and postdoctoral researcher Thi My Hanh Le from UNLV Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering, along with partners from Northwest A&F University, are exploring solar-powered wastewater reuse systems. Amazing research that could have a big impact for communities in our region and around the world.

Saving Every Last Drop: UNLV Researchers Want Rural Nevada Communities to Reuse Wastewater An interdisciplinary team developing a household filtration and distillation unit is ready to advance to onsite pilot testing phase.

Are you ready for some Rebel Football?! We’re one month away from the start of the season for . Get your tickets now for the Aug. 29 home opener against Memphis. Come watch the Rebels make history!

Proud of the nearly 1,800 Southern Nevada students who graduated this spring with college credits from UNLV's Rebel College Accelerator! This program helps students earn college credit through dual and concurrent enrollment courses, helping them take their first steps toward their futures.

UNLV's Rebel College Accelerator Gives High School Students a Head Start Now in its fifth year, the program has helped more than 1,800 high schoolers from around Southern Nevada graduate with college credits — and set their futures in motion.

Riana Durrett is the Rising Star recipient for the 2026 Administrative Faculty of the Year awards! She has created opportunities for students to gain meaningful research experience as director of the Cannabis Policy Institute. Great example of what can be accomplished through connection and community. Congrats, Riana!

Cultivating Cannabis Policy: Riana Durrett Explains Higher Education’s Role The director of UNLV’s Cannabis Policy Institute helps students get in on the ground floor of a growing industry.