News: Division of Health Sciences

Trees on main campus
Business and Community |

Tips for avoiding the spores that make you sneeze and snore from UNLV's Pollen Monitoring Program.

People inspecting a home and taking notes.
Business and Community |

UNLV Healthy Homes team will also examine homes for health issues such as asthma triggers, energy and fire problems, trip and fall hazards, pests, and mold.

Angela Amar
Campus News |

Amar brings program leadership and innovation from previous roles at Emory University and Boston College; she will begin Jan. 1.

Square of chocolate on a plate.
Business and Community |

Chocolate is the sweet treat least likely to play tricks on your teeth.

Kayla Bland, a participant in UNLV's Journey program examining a microscope slide.
Business and Community |

UNLV is a host site for the federally-funded Journey program, which puts Native American and other minority high school students interested in health research into college labs.

Masai Takahashi helps a player off the field
People |

UNLV's athletic training program grads make it to the big leagues.

Nursing professor Jay Tan examining a person's mouth
Research |

Nursing professor Jay Tan uses pharmacogenetics to unlock the medications and dosages that work for a patient's individual genetic makeup.

A pedestrian exiting a crosswalk on Maryland Parkway
Research |

UNLV study confirms that motorists are less likely to stop for pedestrians of color.

UNLV’s Team Las Vegas design of a full-size solar-powered house
Business and Community |

Fundraising for universitywide collaboration surpasses $750,000 with support from Switch and NV Energy Foundation.

Paulo Pinheiro
Research |

Survival rate stands nearly 5 percent below the national average for Southern Nevadans and is especially low for state's black and Filipina women.

Palm trees and U.N.L.V. banner
Research |

Breakthrough UNLV study shows major differences between the types of cancer and mortality rates of U.S.-born blacks versus those who emigrate from the Caribbean.

Yen Lu
Campus News |

One of UNLV's oldest traditions — the Holiday Card Tree Scholarship — is spreading good wishes while raising funds for students like Yen Lu.