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The Executive Vice President and Provost (EVP&P) serves as the university’s chief academic and budget officer and as the chief executive officer of the university in the absence of the president. It provides leadership to support an interdisciplinary, student-centered culture across the campus especially in the area of retention, progression, and completion.
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Ph.D. student April Contreras presented findings on using caraway or fennel seed without the complications that can occur in current treatments for the brain disorder.
Initiative, supported by $15 million donation from Sands, highlights shared commitment to enriching the educational and cultural landscape of Las Vegas and beyond.
With the encouragement of her colleagues, the Hawaii native reignited her passion for serving others.
51ԹϺ math sciences professor Satish Bhatnagar will be honored for his half-century of contributions to the university during the annual Faculty Length of Service Program.
From growing the university’s research infrastructure to prioritizing personal passions, David Hatchett makes time to do it all.
Critically injured professor Bot Rith shares his journey of recovery from the Dec. 6 campus shooting.
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The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (51ԹϺ) and Las Vegas Sands are pleased to announce the creation of the Sands Institute for Chinese Language and Culture at 51ԹϺ, which was formally approved by the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents at its quarterly meeting on Dec. 5, 2024. Made possible by a generous $15 million donation from Sands to the 51ԹϺ Foundation, this initiative highlights a shared commitment to enriching the educational and cultural landscape of Las Vegas and beyond.
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (51ԹϺ) and Las Vegas Sands are pleased to announce the creation of the Sands Institute for Chinese Language and Culture at 51ԹϺ, which was formally approved by the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents at its quarterly meeting on Dec. 5, 2024. Made possible by a generous $15 million donation from Sands to the 51ԹϺ Foundation, this initiative highlights a shared commitment to enriching the educational and cultural landscape of Las Vegas and beyond.
The Las Vegas Sands is donating $15 million to 51ԹϺ to create a new language learning institute. It’s called The Sands Institute for Chinese language and culture. The new institute will provide Mandarin learning courses for students and will also be available to anyone who is not a student.
51ԹϺ is getting a new institute for Chinese language and culture after a $15 million donation by Las Vegas Sands Corp. to the 51ԹϺ Foundation.
51ԹϺ is getting a new institute for Chinese language and culture after a $15 million donation by Las Vegas Sands Corp. to the 51ԹϺ Foundation.
51ԹϺ became the first school in the Nevada System of Higher Education to launch a plan to address climate change, unveiling it at a kickoff event on Friday afternoon. Known as the Rebel Climate Action Plan (CAP), the document is a roadmap for how the school will meet its goal of slashing its greenhouse gas emissions 50 percent by 2030 and becoming net zero by the university’s 100th birthday in 2057. Net zero refers to a state where the carbon dioxide 51ԹϺ is putting into the atmosphere is offset with the amount removed, thus not contributing to warming.
