The Department of Brain Health in the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine has installed a new Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) machine — the first in Nevada dedicated solely to university research — providing faculty with a valuable resource to advance the field of neuroscience. Made possible through $4.5 million in federal funding secured with the support of Sen. Jacky Rosen, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, and Rep. Susie Lee, the fMRI will strengthen research, enhance training for medical and health physics students, and promote interdisciplinary collaboration throughout UNLV. The installation marks a major step forward in the university’s emergence as a leader in brain health.