The UNLV School of Medicine has chosen University Medical Center trauma surgeon John Fildes to step into the role of interim dean as founding Dean Barbara Atkinson transitions to an advisory role.

I had the pleasure to interview Licensed clinical psychologist Brad Donohue. Brad is a UNLV professor of psychology and director of The Optimum Performance Program in Sports (TOPPS) — a mental health program targeted specifically to college athletes. He also writes a regular column for Psychology Today.

A surgeon who won national recognition for directing trauma care for some of the most seriously wounded following the Las Vegas Strip massacre in 2017 is being named interim dean of the School of Medicine at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Clark County claims the owners of two adjacent homes advertised as a nude resort have spent months evading being served a lawsuit aimed at shutting them down, according to a new court filing.

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As a longtime faculty member and administrator at UNLV, arriving in 1976 and retiring two years ago or so, I am appreciative of the attention the Las Vegas Sun has given to UNLV over the years. But I think the Sun’s recent pieces on the ongoing presidential transition are somewhat misleading, or not inclusive enough, with regard to Acting President Marta Meana’s qualifications and to the procedures that resulted in her selection for that role and later to be considered as a candidate in the national search for a long-term president for the institution that I have loved and served for more than 40 years.

Dr. John Fildes has been named interim dean for the UNLV School of Medicine, effective Sept. 1, the university announced today. He will serve in the role as the university continues a national search for the next dean, officials said.