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Hey Reb! was a mascot for the UNLV Rebels, the athletic teams of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Paradise, Nevada, USA. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] He performed live at all UNLV athletic events. The mascot, Hey Reb!, was first created in 1983 to depict the embodiment of an independent, rebel spirit at UNLV athletic events, [ 5 ] [ 6 ] intended as ...
Of UNLV’s nearly 30,000 students, an average of 2,500 students are enrolled in the Harrah Hotel College, 22% of which are international students. Of the college’s 15,000 alumni, 50% reside outside of Las Vegas. Notable alumni include Guy Fieri, William Hornbuckle, Booze Davis, Randall Cunningham, and George Maloof.
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) is a public land-grant [a] research university in Paradise, Nevada, United States. [3] The 332-acre (134 ha) [6] campus is about 1.6 mi (2.6 km) east of the Las Vegas Strip. It was formerly part of the University of Nevada from 1957 to 1969.
The UNLV Graduate College was founded as the Division of Graduate Studies in 1964 by Nevada Southern University (UNLV's name prior to 1969). It was not until 1972 that the Division of Graduate Studies became the Graduate College as it is known today.
Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), is an academic division of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) with 60 students matriculated on July 17, 2017. [1] [2] The students began their education with a 6 week EMT course. [2] The school is the first to grant the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree in ...
The William S. Boyd School of Law is the law school of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and the only law school in Nevada. [4] It is named after William S. Boyd, a Nevada attorney and co-founder of Boyd Gaming Corporation who provided the initial funding for the school. [5] The school opened in 1998 and graduated its first class in ...
The UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball program has been led by 16 head coaches in their history. 14 of the 16 coaches have winning records at UNLV. Jerry Tarkanian led UNLV to the NCAA Division I Tournament Championship in 1990 and the NCAA Division I Men's Final Four in 1977, 1987, 1990 and 1991.
Cox Pavilion is used for smaller events; its main tenants are the UNLV women's basketball and volleyball programs. The center's primary tenant is the UNLV men's basketball team since 1983. The arena was nicknamed "the Shark Tank" after UNLV coach Jerry Tarkanian, whose nickname was Tark the Shark.