Topic: People

UNLV professor Federick Ngo on campus while sitting on a bench with his right raised and his right foot on the bench
People | October 21, 2024

UNLV Professor Federick Ngo earns high marks for his devotion to teaching and to breaking down barriers that hinder college access and student success.

A portrait of Peter Kaufmann
People | October 14, 2024

The associate dean of research in Integrated Health Sciences leans into his own immigrant story to provide others with opportunities.

Wearing black medical scrubs, Dr. Chase Shropshire poses with his arms crossed in a mock hospital triage area at the UNLV School of Medicine
People | October 11, 2024

Even well into his undergraduate studies, Chase Shropshire didn't envision a career in medicine. Now he’s the School of Medicine’s first Alumnus of the Year.

UNLV alumna Aileen Pastor relaxes on a park bench on campus with her feet up
People | October 7, 2024

Urban Affairs Alumna of the Year — and die-hard Rebel — Aileen Pastor parlays her internship into a career with the Regional Transportation Commission.

UNLV School of Nursing professor Janice Enriquez poses in an empty exam room.
People | October 4, 2024

Whether in a UNLV classroom, the exam room or out in the community, the Nursing Alumna of the Year fulfills her promises.

UNLV professor Alison Sloat in a blue dress outdoors underneath a tree with bright sun in the background
People | October 1, 2024

From her classroom to her community outreach initiatives, the UNLV professor and Sciences Alumna of the Year tends to the next generation of environmental difference makers.

Portrait of April Ursula Fox
People | September 30, 2024

This grant specialist in Education cultivates research projects, helping them take root and thrive.

Painter and UNLV professor Wendy Kveck sits on a bench in a UNLV art gallery
People | September 27, 2024

From her classroom to her community to her own easel, the 2024 College of Fine Arts Alumna of the Year enthusiastically extols the virtues of art — and those who create it.