Ai-Sun "Kelly" Tseng (Life Sciences) and members of the Tseng laboratory recently published a research article titled "A Model for Investigating Developmental Eye Repair in Xenopus" in the journal Experimental Eye Research. This study showed the unexpected finding that frog embryos can fully regrow their eyes after injury. The authors also…

Hong Sun (Chemistry and Biochemistry) and her laboratory's research were featured in the most recent issue of Research Features for their model on target acid sphingomyelinase (ASM) for anti-cancer therapy. Titled, "Acid Sphingomyelinase – A Novel Target for Anti-Cancer and Degenerative Diseases?," their research explores how ASM…

Edward Friesema (Computer Science) is one of seven winners of the HEROx CubeSat Challenge  put on by the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), which is charged with manning, training, and equipping the various Special Operations Component Commands of all the Armed Forces. The challenge sought global ideas on how to advance…

David Orentlicher (Law) will be speaking at a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine workshop on physician-assisted death in Washington, D.C., later this month. He also served on the planning committee for the workshop. Now, two decades after Oregon became the first state to permit physician-assisted death, David and other…

Innovation (Research & Economic Development), the university's research magazine, recently received a Bronze Award of Excellence from District VII of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). CASE Awards of Excellence showcase best practices in alumni relations, fundraising, public/government relations, advancement…

The Division of Integrated Marketing & Branding and the Office of Admissions recently were awarded a Bronze Award of Excellence by CASE District VII for the new 2018 Admissions Viewbook. The viewbook is the flagship printed piece for the new admissions campaign built around UNLV's Different. Daring. Diverse. brand messaging…

Marian Alper (Foundation) was the lead creator of the “Our Donors are our Superheroes!” stewardship / donor relations multi-media campaign, which received a 2017 Silver Award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District VII Western Conference board of directors. The annual awards program showcases best practices in…

Reimund Serafica (Nursing) and Brendan Tran Morris (Electrical and Computer Engineering) co-authored “Concept Analysis of Dietary Biculturalism in Filipino Immigrants within the Context of Cardiovascular Risk,” which appeared in the “Nursing Forum” of the Wiley Online Library during October 2017. The findings indicate a need to develop culturally…

Dr. Vonita Chawla (Medicine), a third-year pediatric resident, recently won the "Outstanding Poster Presentation Award" at the Western Student and Resident Medical Research Forum in Carmel, California. She competed against dozens of resident physicians from across the Western United States. Her presentation was about a newborn baby suffering from…