Dr. Kevin Petersen (Medicine) presented at the 2025 Southwest Surgical Congress in Sonoma Valley, California, on behalf of colleagues: Dr. Deborah Kuhls and Dr. Allison McNickle. The presentation, titled "Are we waiting too long? Evidence of a delay in treatment of patients with blunt cerebrovascular injury and concomitant traumatic brain injury…

Raul Saucedo (Medicine) presented at the 2025 Southwest Surgical Congress in Sonoma Valley, California, on behalf of colleagues: Dr. Vivek Pamulapati, Dr. Alex Chen, Dr. Jared Griffard and Dr. Allison McNickle. The presentation, titled "Small Bleeds, Thin Blood: Do We Need to Aggressively Manage TBI Patients on Anticoagulants and Antiplatelets?,"…

George Alhwayek (Medicine) presented at the 2025 Southwest Surgical Congress in Sonoma Valley, California. The presentation titled, "Pre- and Post-Operative Hemoglobin Levels, Intra-operative Resuscitation, and Subsequent Complications in Geriatric Patients Undergoing Femur Fracture Fixation," focused on optimizing the intra-operative…

Linc Johnson (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) presented at the Singapore International Conference on Teaching, Education and Learning in March 2025 on the topic "Standardizing the Globalization Scorecard: The Johnson Ranking of Global Engagement (JRGE) Activated." 

Lisa Nicholas and Rocky Rockstraw (both Nursing) presented at a webinar titled, "Using a Student-Centric Model to Achieve Full Participation in Healthcare Simulation Experiences," to over 180 attendees. This international webinar provided a student-centered model to engage learners in multiple roles and responsibilities allowing growth in…

ScholarGPS has named Dr. Jeffrey L. Cummings (Brain Health) the “World’s #1 Ranked Scholar” in the fields of dementia and drug development. Cummings, a highly respected research professor at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV, who previously served as founding director of the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health in Las…

Niki Fullmer (Libraries) is the winner of the Libraries' Innovative Solutions and Customer Service Award. She was nominated for her exceptional work to engage library patrons using creative book displays that highlight the Libraries' diverse collections. Fullmer has collaborated with the Flora and Stuart Mason Peer Research Coaches to create…

Dale Melgaard (Film) has received the "Best Script" award for The Phatman at the Kaliburagi International Film Festival.

UNLV's Department of Physical Therapy, housed within the School of Integrated Health Sciences, was ranked 46th in the country as part of the U.S. News & World Report's most recent rankings. The Department of Physical Therapy's 46th ranking, out of 264 programs, puts it among the top 18% of all physical therapy programs in the nation.