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It was originally founded as the southern regional division of the University of Nevada. In 1965, it was renamed to Nevada Southern University and hired its first university president. In 1968, Nevada Southern officially changed its name to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, which gave it equal status with its former parent, the University of Nevada, Reno.

Bachelors, master's, and doctoral programs are offered through the College of Business, the College of Education, the Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering , the College of Fine Arts, the Graduate College, the College of Health Sciences, the William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration , the College of Liberal Arts, the College of SciencesFor the scientific journal named Science see Science (journal). Science is both a process of gaining knowledge, and the organized body of knowledge gained by this process. The scientific process is the systematic acquisition of new knowledge about a syste, the Greenspun College of Urban Affairs , the School of ArchitectureArchitecture is the art and science of designing buildings. A wider definition would include within its scope the design of the total built environment, from the macrolevel of town planning, urban design, and landscape architecture to the microlevel of fu, the Hank Greenspun School of Communication , the School of Dental MedicineX-rays can reveal if a person has cavities Dentistry is the practical application of knowledge of dental science (the science of placement, arrangement, function of teeth) to human beings. A dentist is a professional practitioner of dentistry. In most cou, the School of Social Work, and the William S. Boyd School of Law .

The UNLV campus is located in and around Maryland Parkway in metropolitan Las Vegas about 2.5 km (1.5 mi) from the Las Vegas StripThe Las Vegas Strip is a three-mile-long (approx. 5 km) stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard South along which are located the largest hotels and casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. It runs from the Stratosphere at its north to the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. The school's sports teams are called the Rebels or Lady Rebels; the men's basketballBasketball is a ball sport in which two teams of five players each try to score points by throwing the ball through a basket. Basketball is highly suited to viewing by spectators, as it is primarily an indoor sport, played in a relatively small playing ar team is typically referred to as the Runnin' Rebels. They participate in the NCAA's Division I-A and in the Mountain West Conference, and in 1990 won the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship. UNLV's men's soccer team competes in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation.