Topic: STEM

A bride stands amidst her wedding party
People | April 9, 2021

As she prepares to graduate from the UNLV School of Medicine next month, Ashley Newell Prandecki looks back at the self-doubt that almost stopped her from pursuing her passion.

woman seated in front of art exhibition
Arts and Culture | April 7, 2021

A conversation between two art teachers on remote learning and the limitations of creating only in digital media.

woman outside entrance to medical office
Business and Community | March 30, 2021

Nursing alumna Tabitha Lustig opened a new clinic in Washington barely a week before the pandemic first broke on U.S. shores in that state.

a student wearing a face mask, hard hat and safety vest operates a table saw
Business and Community | March 26, 2021

After pandemic delays, about 50 students on Team Las Vegas gear up for UNLV's third showdown in the international Solar Decathlon sustainable homebuilding competition.

woman surrounded by laptops, ipad, phone, and other tech covers ears in frustration
Research | March 9, 2021

UNLV social media expert Natalie Pennington shares the top 10 takeaways of research on the impact of video chats, email, online gaming, and other communication tech on stress, loneliness, and relationships.

Rochelle and Dustin Hines standing in white lab coats
Research | March 8, 2021

UNLV neuroscientists Dustin and Rochelle Hines join rising number of researchers studying possible medical benefits of psychedelics; their work on brain activity recently published by Nature: Scientific Reports.

A woman stands on the beach
People | March 5, 2021

School of Medicine student Diane Han turns to the ER after an attentive doctor played a key role in her father's hour of need.

A woman sits next to a series of three sets of model teeth
Research | March 3, 2021

Dr. Tanya Al-Talib advocates for dentists becoming the first line of defense against sleep apnea and other sleep breathing issues.

nurse in jacket with stethoscope in simulation center
People | March 1, 2021

Accompanying her pediatrician father on house calls helped shape nursing professor Kathleen Thimsen's career.