Topic: children

A medical syringe
Research | May 1, 2020

UNLV’s Director of Bioethics explores whether vaccine-refusing parents will reconsider their beliefs in light of COVID-19.

Kids looking at library books
Business and Community | April 20, 2020

UNLV College of Education assembles online library of books amid coronavirus pandemic to help support children, parents, teachers.

7-year-old boy in blue shirt, 1st grader William Hawkins, 9-year-old 3rd grader Georgia Hawkins, and PhD student in microbiology Erin Cassin, all working/learning from home on the dining room table.
Business and Community | April 6, 2020

UNLV College of Education experts share tips, resources, and activities for parents thrust into the added role of schoolteacher, guidance counselor, and playground monitor.

chalk drawing of human head with brain outlined
Business and Community | March 25, 2020

UNLV College of Education professor explains trauma symptoms of children versus adults and offers strategies and resources to help overcome them.

marijuana bud
Research | January 29, 2020

New studies that expectant mothers should know about warn against marijuana use.

Johan Bester addresses an incoming class
People | January 22, 2020

Medical ethicist Dr. Johan Bester on the balance between public health and the individual’s rights and questions on parental authority and the obligation of physicians to protect society.

smiling woman in pool holds toddler as he practices swimming on back
Campus News | May 13, 2019

UNLV Public Health researcher offers pool tips to keep kids safe as they try to beat the heat.

Packing a lunchbox
Campus News | March 4, 2019

Packing your lunch doesn’t have to stop once you grow up. UNLV nutritionist offers tips on how to pack a healthy, affordable midday meal.