Topic: People

Dr. Tony Alamo
People | April 13, 2016

Dr. Tony Alamo’s wildly varied career started with a simple realization: He’d misdiagnosed UNLV.

Sharolyn Pollard-Durodola
People | April 11, 2016

Find out what inspired this Education College professor to focus her research on children, especially English language learners, who struggle to read.

Marquin Parks
People | April 8, 2016

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
People | April 5, 2016

Alumnus Alex Andres combines lifelong love of Lego with training in theater design to land his dream job.

Boo Shan Tseng
People | April 4, 2016

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
People | March 29, 2016

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
People | March 28, 2016

The new Libraries employee on information overload and her 'geeky' accomplishment.

Rebecca Benfield
People | March 14, 2016

This administrator says the array of opportunities available to nurses today — including research and health care policy work — provides nearly limitless career advancement potential.

Nikki Troxclair
People | March 7, 2016

Choosing a career in the fast-paced communications field perhaps wasn't a surprising move for this associate VP who learned to skate before she could walk.

Elisabeth Hausrath
People | March 4, 2016

Geoscience professor Elisabeth (Libby) Hausrath honored for early career accomplishments; research focuses on geochemistry, chemical interactions and soil-forming processes on Mars.