UNLV public health professor became a go-to source for media in Nevada and worldwide on the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

As the pandemic tightened its grip on Nevada, the nation, and the world, UNLV responded in ways big and small. Members of the media also turned to UNLV's faculty experts for answers.

A sampling of university experts who sounded off on the year’s monumental movements surrounding race, ethnicity, and gender.

UNLV Public Health professor Brian Labus dismantles misperceptions about the COVID-19 vaccine and shares why it works, why it’s safe, and why everyone eligible should get it.

UNLV President Keith E. Whitfield to honor four Winter 2020 graduates for their academic, research, and community impact.

Childhood polio started Kavita Batra on a path toward helping others through medicine and data.

School of Public Health Alumna of the Year took a detour from optometry to end up serving Clark County.

More than 200 UNLV students to be employed through partnership with Southern Nevada Health District; 60 students already trained and on the ground.

UNLV child advocacy expert Amanda Haboush-Deloye examines the pandemic’s impact on abused youth, and how medical professionals and others can help reverse the trend in unreported cases.

Nicole Santero balances her job communicating about the School of Public Health with her doctoral research on the BTS phenomenon.

Assistant professor of public health Brian Labus offers some reasons for optimism for bringing younger students back to the classroom.

How UNLV’s School of Public Health took center stage in the coronavirus crisis.