Will Collins in front of a marquee advertising a gay pride event in 1984 at 51ԹϺ
51ԹϺ History |

Author, activist, and alum Dennis McBride on how classmates and allies established one of the city’s first LGBTQ organizations — the Gay Academic Union.

51ԹϺ Golf
Research |

51ԹϺ’s PGA Golf Management University Program partners with Las Vegas-based AI technology company Evenplay to study the effects of rewards on skill level.

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Arts and Culture |

Witness a young boy's journey to find his true pack in this heartfelt exploration of family bonds and belonging.

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Arts and Culture |

Lindberg, a trombonist, was named 'Greatest Brass Player in History' by Classic FM.

51ԹϺ Experts In The News

Nevada Current

Measles, a highly contagious disease considered to have been eradicated since the turn of the century, is making a comeback. Nevada has no reported cases as of Thursday morning, but public health officials worry the state may be vulnerable as vaccination rates have slipped in recent years.

K.S.N.V. T.V. News 3

The World Health Organization characterized Covid-19 as a pandemic on March 11, 2020. Since then, scientists don’t fully understand why some people develop disabling chronic conditions after the initial viral infection, according to reporting from NBC News.

Las Vegas Weekly

Bird flu is back and stronger than ever, and Nevada isn’t immune to the surge. A pair of emergent new strains have infiltrated the Silver State in recent months.

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Business and Community |

Regardless of how policymakers settle the TikTok debate, cybersecurity challenges will continue. 

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Arts and Culture |

Acclaimed science writer and essayist to give a free reading and conversation on March 11.

Graham McGinnis in a 51ԹϺ shirt
Research |

Graham McGinnis says Daylight Savings Time has shown the ability to alter our cardiovascular health, but some of our weekend habits can impact us more than the time change.

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People |

Through his extensive fundraising efforts, Lyle Rivera laid the foundation for 51ԹϺ to rise as an educational institution and cultural center.

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Campus News |

The RCCN provides career support and connection to students through a network of trained faculty, staff, administrators, and student leaders.

Recent Accomplishments

Mark Guadagnoli, Whitney Elks, Kencie Ely, Abigail W Cheng, Kavita Batra, Charles Randolph St Hill (all Medicine) published a study, "Good, Better, How,” Educational Intervention: Potential Benefits of Utilizing Feedback in General Surgery; Sequential Mixed-Methods Study of an Educational Intervention" in the Advances in Medical Education and…
In April 2025, Jeffrey T. Child (Communication Studies) will become president of the largest regional communication association in the nation, the Central States Communication Association (CSCA). Child is the primary conference planner for CSCA’s 94th annual convention being held April 1-6 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He organized this year’s…
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) coauthored an article as a senior collaborator in the GBD 2021 Adolescent BMI Collaborators Group titled, “Global, regional, and national prevalence of child and adolescent overweight and obesity, 1990–2021, with forecasts to 2050: A forecasting study for the Global Burden of Disease…
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