Members of the BeHERE NV team from left to right – Jill Manit, PhD, MSW; Sara Hunt, PhD; Eterniti Claggett, BS; and Adriana Monroy, BS – at the UNLV Mental Health Initiatives Forum in April 2024.
Business and Community |

The Behavioral Health Education, Retention, and Expansion Network of Nevada aims to improve the mental health workforce in the state.

exterior look of the composer showroom building
Arts and Culture |

The UNLV Film Documentaries class created this 15-minute film about the revitalization of Las Vegas’ Historic Commercial Center.

Jennevee Morales walks on campus
People |

She’s got spirit, yes she does! UNLV Cheer connected Jennevee Morales with the campus and our surrounding community.

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People |

Young alumna Jannah Bowen creates a scholarship to help others become entrepreneurs.

UNLV Experts In The News

Las Vegas Review Journal

Once your tires vibrate passing over your first cattle guard out of the Las Vegas Valley, chances are you are about to stumble into what makes much of Nevada one of the last untouched Western frontiers — public land.

U.S.A. Today

Ticks are the worst kind of pest. Tiny and hard to spot on bare skin, they look like freckles or moles to the naked eye but latch onto hosts, sucking their blood and possibly spreading diseases such as Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Rabbit fever (tularemia) and Lyme disease.In 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported approximately 63,000 cases of Lyme disease.

Newsweek

A video of a passenger bagging the "best seat ever" on the final flight of the day has gone viral on TikTok. The clip was shared by @nabil.o33 and has had 3.3 million views since it was posted on April 15. A message overlaid on the video says: "POV [point of view]: When you're flying standby on the last flight of the day, the flight is completely full, but you were given the option to sit in the back of the plane with the cabin crew."

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People |

The hospitality researcher uncovers human interaction in the context of tourist attractions.

Madison Montellano
People |

Madison Montellano knows what it means to take the road less traveled, embracing each twist and turn through her academic adventure.

four men adjusting a drone before flight under popup tent
Campus News |

Through hands-on exercises and access to premier lab space, students gain experience sought by the nation’s top research facilities.

Class of 2024 business and hospitality graduate Madelyn Schmit
People |

Core memories unlocked: Through UNLV traditions, Madelyn Schmit found her career in planning memorable events.

commencement profile (josh hawkins/unlv)
People |

President Keith E. Whitfield honors six graduates who have shown exemplary commitment to both the community and their studies.

Recent Accomplishments

Laurencia Bonsu, Tim Grigsby, Chris Johansen, Asma Awan, Sidath Kapukotuwa and Manoj Sharma (all Social and Behavioral Health) published an article titled, “A scoping review of determinants of drinking and driving behavior among young adult college students in the US,” in the journal Psychoactives. The article identifies factors responsible…
Brian Labus (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) was interviewed by MDLinx for an article on "COVID's surprising role in the surge of food recalls." The article discusses whether or not food recalls have been increasing, and if anything in particular is causing them. Labus talks about how there's nothing to be concerned about, and if anything, the…
Robert Swaim, Nancy Delcid, Kenneth Izuora (all Medicine) published findings of a quality improvement project looking at the accuracy of vaccine documentation in the electronic medical record. The abstract for this project was presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (May 9 - 11).
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