Former longtime UNLV professor and faculty athletics representative Brackley Frayer was named the Mountain West Dr. Albert C. Yates Distinguished Service Award winner for 2024-25. The award is bestowed upon an individual who has served, supported and promoted the goals and ideals of the Mountain West or a member institution and has enhanced the ability of the institution to provide a positive experience for the student-athletes enrolled at any member institution. Only 16 individuals have earned the distinction in the 26-year history of the conference. Frayer is the first from UNLV to receive the honor.

The UNLV School of Public Health received nearly $1.9 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to continue its longstanding Nevada Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program in collaboration with the Southern Nevada Health District. The program reduces instances of lead poisoning in children through early detection and response, education and policy solutions, and data.

This fall, UNLV Nursing welcomed its first cohort of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, with 16 students in the inaugural cohort. The graduate program will educate students to provide high-quality patient-centered care and safely administer anesthesia for procedures and surgeries. The degree offering is the latest reflection of UNLV’s ongoing commitment to training advanced clinical practitioners and healthcare leaders who serve the needs of Nevada, the nation, and the broader professional community.

Law professor Francine Lipman received the Human Rights Excellence Award from the American Bar Association’s Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice. The award recognizes her leadership and as Editorial Board Chair in producing the Human Rights Magazine Volume 50 — a six-issue series, including a landmark double issue, that elevated urgent conversations around environmental justice, antisemitism, Islamophobia, disability rights, and more.

Six engineering students were awarded an internship or scholarship through the support of the Nevada NASA Space Grant Consortium. The consortium helps provide and expand STEM research and training opportunities for students through the NASA internship, fellowship and scholarship program. The College of Engineering equips the engineers and computer scientists of tomorrow to tackle society's most pressing challenges from a global perspective.

The Honors College proudly celebrates 40 Years of Honors Education at UNLV, marking its evolution from a small program launched in 1985 with just 38 students to a thriving college with more than 1,200 students today. This fall, the Honors College proudly welcomed 361 first-year students, one of the largest and most academically accomplished cohorts in the college’s 40-year history. With an average unweighted GPA of 3.87, the class includes 20 students enrolled in the Service-Learning Honors Program — the college’s newest academic program.

In just two years, UNLV’s introductory course on personal finance has grown from 200 to more than 1,300 students across 40 class sections – making it one of the nation’s largest financial literacy courses. The course is helping students from all disciplines build confidence, stress less, and apply what they’ve learned. It’s also allowing researchers to test how financial literacy education influences health, behavior, and success in school.

Dental Medicine professor Dr. Jeffrey Ebersole was named among the 2024 Top Scholars by ScholarGPS, which recognizes researchers for outstanding performance across disciplines and specialties. Based on his extensive publication record, global impact, and the exceptional quality of his scholarly contributions, ScholarGPS placed Dr. Ebersole among the top 0.5% of all scholars worldwide. As an R1 research institution, UNLV continues to be a hub for high-impact research, where faculty drive innovation and advance discovery.