From Athlete to Surgeon: A Resident’s Path to Orthopaedics
Orthopaedics chief resident Dr. Jordan Miller wants to take care of collegiate and professional athletes and regular Las Vegas residents after completing his fellowship.
The AVP for retention and outreach at UNLV’s Center for Academic Enrichment and Outreach reflects on how her immigrant experience shaped a career supporting student success.
You May Not Need as Much Strength Training as You Think to Build Muscle, Study Finds
You don't have to strength train until your muscles feel totally zapped to build muscle—just challenging them for an hour each week may do the trick, according to research published in the journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.
Trans service people vindicated by latest research
Published in the International Journal of Transgender Health, a new paper led by Kati McNamara, an assistant professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, analyzed 58 empirical studies on transgender service in the U.S. military.
Lakshmi N. Reddi Named UNLV’s Next Executive Vice President and Provost
Reddi, an accomplished university administrator and current interim provost at New Mexico State University, will begin as UNLV’s chief academic officer on June 1.
Frances Young, a UNLV social work alumna and lecturer, turned her own postpartum struggles into a mission to expand mental health support for new parents.
Get Ready to Give: Annual Crowdfunding Event is March 12
Students, faculty, staff and community members are invited to participate in Rebels Give on March 12. UNLV’s annual daylong fundraiser will feature activities across campus and online.
Published: Yonsu Kim, John Cho, Ji Won Yoo, Chris Cochran, Sheniz Moonie
Yonsu Kim (Healthcare Administration and Policy), Ji Won Yoo (Internal Medicine), Chris Cochran (Healthcare Administration and Policy), and Sheniz Moonie (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) published an article "Dynamic associations of neighborhood social and physical environment with ED visits for asthma: A spatial change score analysis" in Journal…
Bridger Woods (Medicine) presented an abstract titled, "Watch Out Below! A Comparison of Hiking and Rock Climbing Falls at a Level 1 Trauma Center," at the Western Regional Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Conference in Rancho Mirage, Calif. This study compared EMS care, pattern of injury and outcomes of hikers and climbers presenting for…
Presentation: Paige Hewitt, Gregory Brown, Kavita Batra, Anne Weisman
Paige Hewitt, Gregory Brown, Kavita Batra, and Anne Weisman (all Medicine) presented their poster titled, “A Comparison of Two Energy Psychology Interventions: A Case Series of Advanced Integrative Therapy and Emotional Freedom Technique,” at the Integrative Medicine Conference hosted by the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine, University…
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