Topic: People
![Marian Mason](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/nc_D70804_02.jpg?itok=mM566KZ1)
New Faces: Marian Mason
The Engineering College’s internship and career services coordinator brings her passions full circle in new role
![Casey Barber](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/Barber_D70780_13.jpg?itok=-SGVIEqI)
Shining Bright
UNLV undergraduate Casey Barber excels in academics, research, volunteerism, and leadership.
![David Wedley](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/nc_D70788_09.jpg?itok=YLcdpMB0)
New Faces: David Wedley
This Academic Success Center staffer says he feels a sense of accomplishment when he sees UNLV’s student-athletes graduate.
![Nikki Davis](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/Davis_D70760_08.jpg?itok=3iPsNgOt)
What Advertising Taught This Student About Being Herself
Journalism student Nikki Davis was selected by an advertising organization as one of the 50 Most Promising Multicultural Students of 2016.
![Dr. Tony Alamo](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/nc_D70737_19.jpg?itok=GAZGt9mf)
The Doctor Is All In
Dr. Tony Alamo’s wildly varied career started with a simple realization: He’d misdiagnosed UNLV.
![Sharolyn Pollard-Durodola](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/nc_D70778_06.jpg?itok=bR5PE8ti)
New Faces: Sharolyn Pollard-Durodola
Find out what inspired this Education College professor to focus her research on children, especially English language learners, who struggle to read.
![Marquin Parks](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/Parks_D70716_20_0.jpg?itok=hEMVftGi)
The Comedy and Drama of Fifth Grade
When Marquin Parks challenged his class to read more, he found his own voice as a writer. Now the College of Education alumnus has two book series under his belt.
![Alex Andres at Lego Land](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/nc_D70755_22.jpg?itok=qo_nAAur)
A Career That Clicks
Alumnus Alex Andres combines lifelong love of Lego with training in theater design to land his dream job.
![Boo Shan Tseng](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/nc_D70785_10.jpg?itok=8X5nhWwz)
New Faces: Boo Shan Tseng
This Life Sciences professor is all about communities — from the bacterial ones she studies (yuck) to the UNLV community she is pleased to have joined.
![Mary Guinan, in traditional dress in an Afghan refugee camp](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/Guinan-Figure-4D-cropped-%281%29.jpg?itok=QANGVLLL)
Disease Detective
When her plans to become an astronaut did not pan out, Mary Guinan created an equally impressive legacy eradicating diseases and founding a school.
![Starr Hoffman](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/nc_D70732_07.jpg?itok=wKO_M3eY)
New Faces: Starr Hoffman
The new Libraries employee on information overload and her 'geeky' accomplishment.