• Lisa Lindquist-Nicholas at the Clinical Simulation Center where manikin is seen through window

    At UNLV’s Clinical Simulation Center, this professor and alumna prepares future nurses through simulation-based training that demands both patience and patient care.

UNLV Corporate Challenge volleyball team doing fun poses
Business and Community |

The citywide competition brings UNLV faculty and staff together for friendly rivalry and wellness.

Valerie Pierce
Campus News |

Valerie Pierce is working to define what it means to educate students in a global city.

Ashley Lamb in a cool denim dress outfit on a rock next to an amazing cactus plant on campus
People |

Ashley Lamb is advancing energy initiatives to reduce consumption, improve efficiency, and support UNLV’s net-zero goal.

man and two women look over array of cultural cusines on tabletop
Campus News |

A UNLV nutrition class explores how culture, politics, and religion shape what’s on the plate.

UNLV Experts In The News

K.V.V.U. T.V. Fox 5

Experts predict nearly 400,000 people will move to the Las Vegas Valley over the next 10 years. Gov. Joe Lombardo joined developers, realtors, policymakers and researchers today to look for ways to build homes for all of them, while confronting the reality that the Valley lacks affordable housing for all the people who live here right now.

The Nevada Independent

Trump’s order shifting state-licensed cannabis to a less-dangerous drug category provides a tax break for operators and eases research barriers.

K.S.N.V. T.V. News 3

A study examining whether the Covid-19 vaccine was keeping adults from becoming sick enough to have to go to the hospital is no more.

collage if five radiochemistry alum caricatures
People |

UNLV radiochemistry alumni — from plutonium pioneers to molten-salt mavens — are immortalized in caricature and now lead the nation’s top nuclear science labs.

group photo of jazz ensemble
Arts and Culture |

UNLV Jazz has won 53 Downbeat Music Awards — the highest honor bestowed in Jazz education.

Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV psychiatry residents and faculty member.
Business and Community |

Graduates of UNLV's Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine are helping reduce the mental healthcare gap in Las Vegas.

female instructor leads student discussion using screen showing cybersecurity graphics
Research |

The institute prepares a stronger cybersecurity workforce and supports local industry needs by expanding hands-on training and interdisciplinary learning.

black and white portrait of Brahms
Arts and Culture |

The event, to be held April 16, features performers Timothy Hoft, piano; Alexander Dzyubinski, violin; Andrew Duckles, viola; and Andrew Smith, cello.

Recent Accomplishments

Kavita Batra, Noehealani Antolin (Medicine), Sara Rosenkranz (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), and Jorge Fonseca Cacho (Computer Science) received institutional seed funding through UNLV’s Interdisciplinary Research Development Area (iRDA) in AI and Big Data for their project, “Responsible AI in Survey-Based Research: Developing an Ethical…
Vidhani S. Goel (Public Health) was awarded the Best Poster Presentation in Health & Natural Sciences & Engineering at the Office of Undergraduate Research Spring 2026 Symposium. An undergraduate researcher with an extensive scholarly record, she has authored nearly 15 publications and delivered close to 50 research presentations, and…
Rosa M. Mendez, Kaitlin Hock, Glendell de Guzman, and Kavita Batra (all Medicine) published an abstract in Obstetrics & Gynecology examining a protocol to improve follow-up care after abnormal Pap smear results in an underserved population. The intervention improved result upload rates, reduced time to patient notification, and shortened…
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