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    From Ramadan-friendly meals to allergen-free food stations, campus dining adapts to serve UNLV’s diverse community.

Jordan Miller, MD, medical chief resident in the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV Department of Orthopaedics
People |

Orthopaedics chief resident Dr. Jordan Miller wants to take care of collegiate and professional athletes and regular Las Vegas residents after completing his fellowship.

NWFFest Festival Strategies Class
Arts and Culture |

UNLV students work behind the scenes to produce upcoming Nevada Women’s Film Festival.

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People |

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.

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Arts and Culture |

Berenice Chávez and Tamiya Nadine worked on the critically acclaimed films with ‘Come See Me in the Good Light’ and ‘The Singers’.

UNLV Experts In The News

Health

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.

The Advocate

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.

Popular Science

Your inner monologue may be less constant than you think—more like a fridge light that turns on when you look.

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Campus News |

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. 
 

photo portrait of Frances Young
People |

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.

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Arts and Culture |

The winner receives $5,000 and is invited to work with College of Fine Arts students in the fall.

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UNLV History |

When the original Dickinson Library proved too small for a growing university, a new facility transformed research, study, and campus life.

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Campus News |

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.

Recent Accomplishments

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…
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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