News: School of Nursing

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Research |

Electronic avatars allow professors the ultimate social distancing while remaining present in School of Nursing classrooms.

Professor Nancy Lough standing in front of Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas
People |

Great places are made of great people. Here are a few who made the news in 2020.

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Business and Community |

As the pandemic tightened its grip on Nevada, the nation, and the world, UNLV responded in ways big and small. Members of the media also turned to UNLV's faculty experts for answers.

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Arts and Culture |

A sampling of university experts who sounded off on the year’s monumental movements surrounding race, ethnicity, and gender.

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Campus News |

Actors help UNLV's School of Nursing students sharpen skills and improve their patient interactions.

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Campus News |

UNLV's Student Nursing Association helps bring program to support grieving families to Las Vegas hospital.

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People |

School of Nursing Alumna of the Year knew in the fourth grade she wanted to be just like her mother — a nurse.

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People |

Master's student Carissa Hernandez is dedicated to her second career as a nurse educator.

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People |

Outstanding Faculty Award winner Alona Angosta progressed from bachelor's to master's to tenured faculty at the university that made her feel welcome.

A family of four stands together in front of a display of UNLV memorabilia
People |

Jorge “Fabian” Trejo-Ibarra began his freshman year as a pre-nursing student this week thanks to a scholarship funded by Rig-Rents through the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

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People |

Summer '20 Nursing grad navigates hybrid classes, COVID-19 cases to enter workforce at a unique time.

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People |

Nurses juggling health care work with keeping families safe during the pandemic.