University of Nevada, Las Vegas facts for kids
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas, often known as UNLV, is a public, coeducational university in Paradise, Nevada. The university has about 29,069 students. It was founded in 1957. The current president of the university is Neal J. Smatresk.
Sports
The athletics teams of the university are called the Rebels and Runnin' Rebels for basketball. They have 16 varsity teams and they compete in the Mountain West Conference.
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The Las Vegas Strip can be seen in the distance from various points on the UNLV campus.
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The five-story Rod Lee Bigelow Health Sciences Building houses the offices, classrooms, and laboratories for health physics, nursing, radiological sciences, physical therapy, and kinesiology.
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"The Flashlight" by renowned sculptor Claes Oldenburg stands 38 ft tall and symbolizes UNLV as a "Beacon of Knowledge" in Southern Nevada.
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