UNLV's assistant director of emergency management has helped lead UNLV through a yearlong (and counting) crisis.

A son of Nebraska, Walter said he has "that goofy Midwest thing" that compels him to work every day.

Gathering materials that represent a diversity of cultures and backgrounds is a focus of this librarian.

After being terrified — and mesmerized — by the movie "Jaws" at age 13, this film professor's career path was set.

You can. You will. Let's go! That's the mantra that the UNLV athletic department's first sport dietitian uses for herself and for her student-athletes.

Accompanying her pediatrician father on house calls helped shape nursing professor Kathleen Thimsen's career.

UNLV scientist Gary Kleiger at the forefront of a potential new drug modality; research published in the journal Nature.

Professor Kathryn Stanchi balances out her day job teaching writing to law students with teaching yoga.

Dr. Brandi Alexander chose family medicine because it provides a range of challenges and opportunities to advocate for women of color.

UNLV hospitality professor journeys through pain and shame to discover his identity.

While some of us have nicknames we wish everyone would forget, Valinder Addison likes hers because her family and friends say she keeps going, and going, and going.

Her love for all things sci-fi has shaped her outlook on leadership, life, and being a strong woman.