At UNLV’s Clinical Simulation Center, this professor and alumna prepares future nurses through simulation-based training that demands both patience and patient care.
Housing summit addresses Las Vegas Valley shortage
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.
UNLV radiochemistry alumni — from plutonium pioneers to molten-salt mavens — are immortalized in caricature and now lead the nation’s top nuclear science labs.
The institute prepares a stronger cybersecurity workforce and supports local industry needs by expanding hands-on training and interdisciplinary learning.
Notable: Kavita Batra, Sara Rosenkranz, Jorge Fonseca Cacho, Noehealani Antolin
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…
Honors: Vidhani S. Goel, Jie Ren, Kavita Batra, San Tran, Mutsumi Kioka
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…
Published: Rosa M. Mendez, Kaitlin Hock, Glendell de Guzman, Kavita Batra
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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