Chelsea Prollamante, DO, a graduate of the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV Pediatrics Residency Program, with her nieces.
People |

With a physician shortage placing Nevada near the bottom nationwide for pediatric care, Dr. Chelsea Prollamante is committed to making a difference by serving our community.

Lorri Jackson stands against railing in Lied Library
People |

Balancing full-time work while taking classes, the UNLV alumna built the skills and confidence to launch a two-decade career in wealth management.

Portrait of Brooke Shields
Arts and Culture |

Actress, model, and best-selling author will present "From Icon to Author: Brooke Shields on Life in the Spotlight" at 7:30 p.m. on April 20 at UNLV; tickets are free. 
 

Virginia Smercina stands at entrance of Graduate Commons
People |

The soon-to-be two-time UNLV alumna is helping graduate students find their voice and advocate for themselves.

UNLV Experts In The News

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

Chavez was a widely admired Latino icon who brought to light the struggles of farmhands and led the United Farm Workers union until his death in 1993. Earlier this month, labor rights activist Dolores Huerta revealed she was among multiple women and girls who say they were sexually abused by César Chavez.

Las Vegas Review Journal

As the National Football League awards Super Bowl LXIII to Las Vegas for its 2029 championship game, count on Southern Nevada being even better prepared to host the event than it was in 2024.

Ars Technica

The key is to evenly distribute elderly passengers, who move more slowly, among the aircraft cabins.

female student in business attire using computer in class
Campus News |

A new finance course blends self-paced study with bi-weekly meetings to keep students progressing toward licensure.

Two female bobsled competitors wearing blue Team USA skin suits and helmets wave to the camera
Athletics |

A series of fortuitous events helped former UNLV sprinters Kaysha Love and Azaria Hill fulfill their Olympic dreams.

Gina Bongiovi working on a laptop
People |

Gina Bongiovi draws on her own experience as an entrepreneur to help business owners navigate complex legal decisions.

A digital collage of a marble bust of a philosopher and a mix of portable gaming consoles.
Campus News |

What Zelda, Pokémon, and Grand Theft Auto can teach students about the world — one level at a time.

Artist depiction of cataclysmic variable star system
Research |

UNLV-led team of astrophysicists resolves decades-old conundrum with new theory on mechanisms driving periodic brightness variations in cataclysmic variable star systems. 
 

Recent Accomplishments

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine), as a senior collaborator, coauthored an article titled, “Global, regional and national burden of ischemic heart disease attributable to suboptimal diet, 1990–2023: A Global Burden of Disease study,” in collaboration with GBD 2023 IHD and Dietary Risk Factor Collaborators in the…
Leanne Soter (Service Learning & Leadership) presented a Promising Practice session at the annual Campus Compact Conference on Monday, March 16, 2026. The session was titled "Stirring the Pot: Small Conversations, Big Impact" and shared about the "It's Just Coffee" event series that creates safe(r)/brave spaces for students to engage in open,…
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) coauthored an article titled, “Application of the multi-theory model to determine predictors of initiating and sustaining stress management behaviors in undergraduate college students,” in the Journal of Public Health in the Deep South in collaboration with coauthors from the…
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