News: Department of History

Roosevelt en route to the dedication of Boulder Dam
Campus News |

Historian explores the moments that Nevadans have had the greatest influence on national elections.

library interior study spaces
People |

Eight 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Students Honored With 2020 Lance and Elena Calvert Awards For Undergraduate Research across a wide spectrum of research topics.

Palm trees and U.N.L.V. banner
People |

From 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Magazine's spring 2020 issue.

Academic Mall with U.N.L.V. banners
Campus News |

A collection of news stories highlighting 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s response to COVID-19 and faculty experts who have helped the community make sense of the pandemic and its impact to daily life.

Representatives from the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians wrap 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Marta Meana in a blanket as part of the tribe's gift announcement to the university.
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A collection of news stories from February highlighting the people and research of 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ.

Students work computers at Black Fire Innovation
Campus News |

A collection of news stories capturing the excitement and accomplishments of 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ at the start of a new decade.

historic image of downtown street in early 1900s Reno, NV
Business and Community |

The marker, one of five to be installed in Nevada, will be unveiled March 5 in Las Vegas' Centennial Park.

1910s woman sitting in vintage car with large cardboard heart that reads: Your Ad Here
Research |

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ history professor Elizabeth Nelson separates facts about the effects of marketing, consumerism, and social media on the holiday's evolution from fiction about love's golden age.

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ professor Matthew Lachniet works in his lab on campus.
People |

A collection of stories highlighting 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ faculty and students who made the news in 2019.

portrait of woman
People |

Jean Munson of the Women's Research Institute of Nevada credits professor Joanne Goodwin, the institute's director emerita, as having been an important mentor.

A group of four U.N.L.V. nursing students work on a manikin at the Clinical Simulation Center of Las Vegas.
Campus News |

A collection of news stories capturing the excitement of 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s campus in June, July and August.

A historical photo shows the original Nevada Capitol
Business and Community |

"The Sagebrush State" is an essential tome to appreciating the history, and vagaries, of governance in the state.