Postdoctoral fellow Cordero Roche (Sports Innovation Institute) has been selected to serve on the board of directors for the Mobile Laboratory Coalition (MLC). The MLC is an international organization dedicated to delivering STEM educational experiences and outreach programs.   As the coordinator of the UNLV Sports Performance, Education, and…

Jim Jobin (UNLV PRACTICE), clinical coordinator of UNLV's multidisciplinary mental health clinic UNLV PRACTICE, has won the Best of Las Vegas award from the Las Vegas Review Journal for Best Mental Health Therapist. 

Eileen McGarry (Career Services), executive director of Career Services, was a participant in a co-presentation by Career Services and Workforce Development that took place at Mountain Pacific Association of Colleges and Employers (MPACE) in San Diego, California. The topic was titled "Employer and Career Center Partnerships - Creating New Waves…

  The First-Gen Essay Competition is part of the annual campus-wide First-Generation Celebration held each year in November. The contest allows first-generation undergraduate and graduate students to share personal stories about their first-generation journeys at UNLV. Nearly 40 students participated in this year's…

Emily Ames, Maggie Sanders, Marley Jacobs, and Thomas A. Vida (all Medicine) recently published a narrative review, "Unlocking the Mechanisms of Hidradenitis Suppurativa: Inflammation and miRNA Insights," delves into the significant challenges hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) poses. This debilitating chronic skin condition causes painful…

President Keith E. Whitfield was selected by Nevada Business Magazine as one of its “Most Respected Leaders” for 2024.  Each year, a panel of judges selected by the publication reviews the community impact, leadership background, and vision of executives and decision-makers from throughout the state. President Whitfield was one of…

Matthew Medeiros, Laura Seo, Aziel Macias, and Donald Price (all Life Sciences), along with Joanne Yew from the University of Hawaii, have published a paper in the International Society for Microbial Ecology Communications: New Developments in Microbial Ecology journal in November 2024. Madeiros is a post-doctoral researcher in Price's and Yew's…

Professor Joe Regalia (Law) delivered a writing training entitled "Level Up Your Legal Writing" to the legal counsel at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

Alyssa Crittenden (Graduate College), vice provost for graduate education and Graduate College dean, participated in a plenary session at the National Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) 2024 Annual Meeting, held from Dec. 4-7 in St. Louis, Missouri. The panel focused on the expansion of national surveys collecting data on graduate enrollment,…