Topic: People

Wendee Johns in front of wall of student caricatures
| February 23, 2026

Clearing obstacles and keeping complex research moving defines leadership for UNLV’s radiochemistry Ph.D. program manager.

UNLV letters with red flower petals falling around it
| February 12, 2026

Across generations, Rebels share how UNLV served as the setting for their love stories.

Kyle Ethelbah speaking during Sunrise Ceremony
| February 12, 2026

The longtime administrator is bringing his experience in student success to building the culture for faculty and staff engagement.

Jenny Kent working with a prosthetics patient walking on a treadmill
| February 9, 2026

A career transition changed this physical therapy professor’s life. The challenge she sought for herself has paid off.

woman in black jacket and red blouse sitting at a desk writing on a sticky note with a trail of sticky notes leading to whiteboard behind her
| February 2, 2026

This operations specialist at the School of Medicine is powered by main-character energy and a lot of sticky notes.

woman working with loom on campus
| January 26, 2026

The co-director of the Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution weaves law and storytelling to achieve institutional change.

Tiffany Payne in classroom with stack of books and notepad
| January 20, 2026

After a life-altering diagnosis, this Lied Center for Real Estate assistant director reflects on resilience, reinvention, and leading with empathy.