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

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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.

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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.

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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.

UNLV Experts In The News

Online-Casinos.com

While over 80% of gaming companies use Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) in some form, only one in five companies in the industry have roles in place to govern AI, according to a report released by the International Gaming Institute (IGI) of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Sportsbook Review

A survey commissioned by the UNLV International Gaming Institute AI Research Hub and KPMG has revealed the rapid adoption of AI in the industry as well as the focus of AI-related publications.

Vegas Inc

As an athletic trainer with a sports medicine background, Kara Radzak was curious to know how much she could put her body through after giving birth to her first son in 2018. Radzak, a professor at UNLV’s School of Integrated Health Sciences, browsed PubMed for evidence-based guidelines to support her recovery — to little avail.

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People |

Students Lex de Asis and Adrianna N. Tsao among select group nationwide selected for the prestigious research award.

STEM Workshop
Business and Community |

UNLV graduate students host a science workshop at Sunrise Mountain High School, providing an opportunity for kids to explore numerous career pathways.

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Campus News |

Running April 13-19, the celebration features events for all ages, welcoming the Las Vegas community to explore campus and connect with the Rebel spirit.

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Campus News |

The group will address Nevada’s historically low vaccination rates through education, training, and advocacy initiatives; first community meeting set for April 23.

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Research |

Report reveals operators and regulators with high ambitions but significant gaps in governance, oversight, and AI maturity.

Recent Accomplishments

The UNLV Writing Center concluded its spring workshop series with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada. Writing Center staff members led two resume workshops for students affiliated with the Boys & Girls Clubs, one in March for teens and the other in April for middle school students, both of which were conducted at the …
Dr. Sonal Shah and Dr. Jyoti Mago (both Dental) presented "What Lies Beneath? An Aggressive Expansile Lesion in a 16-year-old Male" during the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology’s annual meeting earlier this month. The poster abstract highlighted the clinical, radiographic, and microscopic features of an unusual case of juvenile…
Miguel Antonio Fudolig (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), Pamela Pioquinto (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), and Marijo Villano (Counseling and Psychological Services) published a research article titled, "Identifying Profiles of Stressors and Stress Management Strategies in Filipinos: A Secondary Analysis," in Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental…
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