Asma Awan and Ana Daniela Gonzalez (both Social and Behavioral Health) have been awarded a Silver Level Award in the 2025 National Case Study Competition in Health Education (NCSCHE). This is one of the top competitions in the nation in this category. 

Steven Pace (Criminal Justice), a former FBI supervisory special agent and current UNLV faculty member, will be featured in a forthcoming true-crime documentary detailing one of the largest global takedowns of a transnational criminal enterprise in FBI history. Pace served as the lead FBI case agent on “Operation Money Maker,” a six-year…

Twenty-five faculty at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV were featured as Castle Connolly Top Doctors in Desert Companion's health issue. This Nevada Public Radio publication highlights the top 7% of all U.S. practicing physicians for being best-in-class healthcare providers, embodying excellence in clinical care as well as…

Bianca Ionescu (Computer Science and Management Entrepreneurship, and Technology), a UNLV CyberCorps SFS Scholar, was selected to speak at The Diana Initiative 2025 that recently took place at UNLV. The Diana Initiative is a diversity-driven conference committed to helping underrepresented people in Information Security. The Diana Initiative…

Leah Chan Grinvald (Law), dean and Richard J. Morgan professor of law, was named a 2025 Women to Watch by Nevada Business Magazine. 

Professor Rachel J. Anderson (Law), a past secretary of the National Bar Association, presented on a panel titled, "Sister to Sister: Dealing with Sexism in the Board Room, Court Room, and Everywhere Else," at the National Bar Association’s 100th Annual Convention in Chicago, Illinois.

Professor Francine Lipman (Law) received the Human Rights Excellence Award from the American Bar Association’s Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice. The award recognizes her leadership and as Editorial Board Chair in producing the Human Rights Magazine Volume 50 — a six-issue series, including a landmark double issue, that elevated urgent…

Doris L. Watson (Educational Psychology, Leadership and Higher Education) has been appointed as editor-in-chief for the Higher Education Section of the Journal Education Sciences (IF: 2.6, Q1). Watson has served as a reviewer and section editor for the journal over the last four years.

Barbara Roth (Anthropology) received the Byron Cummings Award from the Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society. The award is given "for outstanding research and contributions to knowledge in anthropology, history, or a related field of study" pertaining to the Southwestern U.S.