The UNLV Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering has been selected for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission for a project aimed at making nuclear power plant analysis faster and less expensive, potentially accelerating the deployment of nuclear energy. Led by WooHyun Jung, professor of mechanical engineering at UNLV, the $750,000, nine…

  The UNLV Center for Democratic Culture has published a new edition of the Social Health of Nevada Report. It reflects the developments in the aftermath of the COVID-19 epidemics in the areas of injury-related mortality, addiction and substance misuse, behavioral and mental health, aging challenges and trends, environment and sustainability…

Gerilyn Slicker (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) received a $300,000 award from the Stranahan Foundation.  Her project will develop and test an innovative leadership model to help elementary school principals strengthen the transition from preschool to kindergarten — supporting developmentally appropriate…

UNLV School of Public Health staff and faculty, Kaelia Lynn Saniatan, Alexandria Evans, Timothy Grigsby, Erika Marquez and Gabriela Buccini along with faculty from the UNLV School of Nursing, Clariana Vitoria Ramos de Oliveira authored, "Qualitative analysis of clinical and community perinatal providers' perceived barriers to equitable care for…

The UNLV School of Nursing has been named a Center of Excellence in Nursing Education by the National League for Nursing (NLN), one of the highest national distinctions available to nursing programs. The designation recognizes the school’s work to “Enhance Student Learning and Professional Development” and follows a rigorous, peer-reviewed…

 Bianca Ionescu (Cybersecurity), Master of Cybersecurity student and CyberCorps SFS scholar, was invited to present a talk at the OSINT for Good Community at DEFCON 2026. Established in 1993, DEFCON is the world's largest hacking and security conference. Ionescu's presentation, "Classical OSINT Using AI" focused not on 'artificial…

Matthew Childs (World Languages and Cultures), Ph.D., received the Metzler-Mews Conference Travel Grant from the American Association of Teachers of German. This competitive award provides funding for scholars to present their work at national and international conferences. This grant will support Childs's attendance at the German Studies…

Master's student Nefeli Georgilas (Cybersecurity) was invited to present at the Aerospace Village during this year's DEFCON conference. Founded in 1993, DEFCON is the world's largest hacking and security conference. Georgilas'  presentation, "Racing PX4: Memory Corruption and Timing Vulnerabilities" analyzed remote vulnerabilities in the PX4…

Esther Adaji (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) presented findings from a collaborative research study titled “Barriers and Facilitators to Healthy Eating Among U.S. School-Aged Children: A Qualitative Systematic Review” at the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior (SNEB) Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. The study examined factors…