Topic: student achievement

Speaking Up to End Bullying
Henry Castillo presents at the Rebel Grad Slam event,
Campus News | January 17, 2019

Master's student Henry Castillo turns personal experiences into research to help others feel empowered through public speaking.

In Search of Memories
Bhagya De Silva portrait
People | January 17, 2019

Doctoral student Bhagya De Silva traveled more than nine thousand miles to mine for better Alzheimer's Treatments.

Into the Wild Blue Yonder
Blaise Cohen
People | November 14, 2018

Faculty-Staff Holiday Card Scholarship recipient has lifelong dream of being an Air Force pilot on the runway and picking up speed.

Earth-Shaking Research
Shaimaa Abdelhaleem
Research | October 4, 2018

Most kids want to be doctors, vets, police officers, or teachers when they grow up. Shaimaa Abdelhaleem had different ideas.

Making a Scene
Trevor Dotson
Research | October 4, 2018

Master’s student Trevor Dotson found a left-brain, right-brain balance and brought functional creativity to the theater world.

Hope and Healing One Year Later
woman on Tedx stage
People | September 27, 2018

Karessa Royce, a UNLV hospitality major and Oct. 1 survivor, speaks out on her own terms.

Takeaways from the 2018 State of the University Address
woman at podium speaking
Campus News | September 14, 2018

In her first address to the UNLV campus, Meana stressed the importance of connectivity between research, community, and student success, and the critical role everyone on campus plays in helping the university reach its potential.

The McNair Scholars
U.N.L.V. signage with Fall leaves in the background
Research | September 7, 2018

With support from McNair Scholars program, undergraduate students spent their summer leading research with the mentorship of faculty.