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TEDxUNLV Announces Speaker Lineup for June 22 Event
Inspirational artists, entertainers, educators, athletes, and students headline TEDxUNLV 2018, a daylong celebration of “ideas worth spreading."
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May 2018 Outstanding UNLV Graduates
UNLV president will highlight exceptional students at commencement who embody the academic, research, and community impact of the graduating class.![man outside](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/Eggleston.png?itok=j_HsamYA)
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The Scientist and Educator: Jeff Eggleston
The research he’s done at UNLV has set Eggleston on a path to addressing movement-related impairments in children with developmental disorders or disabilities.![woman outdoors](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/Pechous.png?itok=DcIFpHkT)
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The Fearless Lawyer: Monica Pechous
Pechous got involved in several student organizations, was Lee Business School Ambassador, joined the Honors College, and became a new student orientation leader. Next up: Law school.![woman outside by rose garden](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/Galvez%20copy.jpg?itok=3TneNXvh)
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The Activist-Scholar: Desire Galvez
At UNLV, the Las Vegas native found a welcoming community. Now she hopes to recreate the positive learning environment she experienced.![man outside](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/Berry.png?itok=ra0K_INP)
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The Music Mogul: Chris Berry
Berry transferred to UNLV so he could mash up communication studies with business to prepare for a career in the music industry.![woman outside in medical scrubs](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/Cohen%20copy.jpg?itok=ROnBXKws)
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The Dental Enthusiast: Taylor Cohen
After graduation, the Reno native is heading to Portland, Oregon, for a year to complete her general practice residency at Oregon Health & Science University.![woman outside](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/Espinoza%20copy.jpg?itok=PHq5gYJR)
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The Future Governor: Kanani Espinoza
The president of the grad student association and UNLV employee added another Rebel degree to her credentials.![man outside in skeleton tshirt](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/Perrin%20copy.jpg?itok=jNjTN-m6)
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The Health Technologist: Matthew Perrin
The first-generation student became president of Student Technologists Association in Radiological Science and plans to return this fall for another degree in MRI pathology.![woman outside](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/Dibenedetto.png?itok=S-WyQrUH)
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The Cultural Researcher: Katelyn DiBenedetto
DiBenedetto came from New York to study with leading professors and live in a different part of the country. “And Las Vegas is that,” she said.![woman outside](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/Aguirre.png?itok=2SrrEVqL)
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The First-Gen Forerunner: Beatriz Aguirre
The Las Vegas native completed her undergrad at Reno and returned home for law school. After graduation, she’ll head north again for a clerkship in Carson City.![Soni Brown](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/Soni.png?itok=sdqHLRCv)
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