News: Department of History

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With an eye to the future, the 2004 Harry Reid Silver State Research Award winner chronicles the unique past and dynamic present of Southern Nevada.

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The Nevada Test Site Oral History Project is documenting, preserving, and disseminating the stories of those involved in one of the most technologically sophisticated yet controversial endeavors in Nevada’s history

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A new book examines the history behind the creation of a separate court system for juvenile offenders and the discussions surrounding social and emotional development of adolescents.

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