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Jun. 6, 2023
Grant: Advising Colleagues from Across Campus The UNLV Academic Advising community was recently awarded a two-time grant from the Stupski Foundation to focus on wellness initiatives for academic advising professionals within NACADA Region 9 institutions. Two teams submitted a proposal that…
Apr. 18, 2023
Farhad Shokoohi (Mathematical Sciences) and colleagues A. Khalili, M. Asgharian, both of McGill University, and S. Lin (Ohio State University) co-authored an article titled "Sparse estimation in semi-parametric finite mixture of varying coefficient regression models". The paper introduces an…

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Distinguished Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy

An internationally recognized expert in astrophysics.

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Associate Vice President of Research

An expert in research infrastructure, electrochemistry, chemistry, and radiochemistry. 

 

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Professor, Physics

A physics professor, whose specialties include high pressure science, explosives, and high radiation flux.

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