Gemma Lagasca, a first-generation Filipino American student from the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine, joined the Raiders Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative. The initiative aims to diversify the pipeline of students interested in sports medicine careers while also diversifying NFL club medical staffs across the league, creating more opportunities among different backgrounds within the world of sports medicine.

UNLV junior Alejandro Rios was selected as one of 75 American fellows for the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals (CBYX), a nationally competitive fellowship in which American and German students travel to each other’s countries for a year of study, work, and cultural immersion. Rios aims to achieve his career goal of working in immigrant and refugee aid and advocacy.

UNLV Nursing continued to hold a strong position at the top of the U.S. News & World Report rankings. The college’s traditional master’s and doctoral programs were ranked in the top 100 in 2024, and online programs — which offer generalist and specialty master’s tracks in nurse educator preparation, family nurse practitioner, nurse midwifery, and psychiatric mental health — have ranked within the top 30 each year since the publication began rating online nursing programs in 2012.

Psychology professor Russell T. Hurlburt received the Distinguished Nevadan Award for his innovative investigation techniques in higher education and scientific research. The Distinguished Nevadan award, the most prestigious award conferred by the Board of Regents, is given to individuals who have made significant achievements that have contributed to the cultural, economic, scientific, or social advancement of Nevada.

University Libraries is adding first-person accounts to the historical record of the Dec. 6, 2023 campus shooting to create a comprehensive archive that documents all aspects of the tragedy and its aftermath. Interviews collected as part of the UNLV Remembers archival project will be housed in Special Collections & Archives. To inquire about donating physical materials to the collection, contact Sarah Quigley or Aaron Mayes, visual materials curator.

The Student Wellness and Recreation Center debuted a new climbing wall for students, staff, and faculty to flex their skills. At 43 feet tall, it stands as the tallest indoor climbing wall in Las Vegas with six total anchor lines and two auto-belays. The entire wall has permanent quick draws for lead climbing, and the problems and routes are reset bi-weekly so that the UNLV community can always experience a fresh climb.

The UNLV Research Foundation unanimously approved an agreement to oversee development of the Nevada Studios Campus, a 34-acre media production and multi-use facility complex at the university’s Harry Reid Research & Technology Park. The complex will feature a media lab and motion picture studio buildings for film and television, and will support vocational training, internships, and research and workforce development opportunities for both K-12 and higher education partners throughout Nevada.

Six students in the UNLV Jazz & Commercial Music program were winners of the DownBeat Student Music Awards, considered among the most notable international awards in jazz education. This year's awards contribute to the Jazz & Commercial Music program's impressive track record, which boasts 50 DownBeat Student Music Awards since 2010.