News: Department of Brain Health

students finding accessible ways to do laundry
Campus News |

Opportunities for hands-on fieldwork and Nevada's dire need for providers results in encouraging job outlook for graduates.

A laser beam emitting a blue light is projected into a diamond anvil cell
Research |

Groundbreaking discovery was the norm for Rebel researchers in 2022. Here's a selection of our favorite news-making UNLV research highlights from the year. 

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Campus News |

UNLV expert Dr. Jeffrey Cummings explains how a new lab expands UNLV's neuroscience research capabilities.

brain circuitry outlined in blue lights
Research |

Joint Center for Neurodegeneration and Translational Neuroscience earns continuation funding to support regional research, infrastructure, and career development.

people doing research
Research |

UNLV researchers made international headlines this year with their discoveries. Here's a roundup of some of our top stories of 2021.

MRI scan of a brain with Alzheimer's disease.
Research |

Study, published this month in Communications Biology, reveals that chronic hyperglycemia impairs memory.

A student practices using a balance beam which is surrounded by rainbow-colored gym mats, while another student spots her.
Business and Community |

Program to help fill critical health care shortage in Nevada; living lab in Las Vegas Medical District houses program, with first cohort set to graduate in spring 2023.

Portrait of Jefferson W. Kinney, Ph.D. Professor and Reg Grundy and Joy Chambers-Grundy Chair for Brain Health
People |

The longtime UNLV researcher on youthful curiosity, the brain, and sports.

Jeffrey L. Cummings pictured in a white lab coat in his lab on UNLV's campus
Research |

UNLV research professor Jeffrey L. Cummings examines Alzheimer's clinical trials pipeline in two new studies.

Dr. Jeffrey Cummings is pictured in a white lab coat in his lab, with his image reflected in a mirror
Campus News |

Dr. Jeffrey Cummings and multidisciplinary research team to expand UNLV’s clinical trials observatory with $3 million grant.

Professor Ashkan Salamat in his lab at U.N.L.V.
Research |

A yearlong collection of UNLV faculty making the news for their discoveries and contributions to the community.

brain scan imaging
Research |

Although the COVID-19 pandemic has barred neuroscience Ph.D. student Andrew Ortiz from the lab, he continues to research diseases that affect millions of Americans.