The new ethnographer explores the reasons it's so hard to escape poverty.

Professor Bing Ma left the frigid winters of Michigan for the intense summers of Las Vegas to continue her research and begin teaching.

A quick comment by a UNLV professor changed the course of her life. Now back at UNLV as new Lincy Institute director of education, Martinez hopes to influence the lives of Nevada's children through her policy research.

An Army and Navy veteran, nursing professor Bruce Leonard lived in many states before moving to Las Vegas. He came to UNLV on the advice of a current nursing professor.

UNLV's first graduate of the community health PhD returns to see through her work in creating a healthier community.

A childhood fascination with space exploration eventually led to a full-time role at NASA for a health physics professor.

The new dean of the Boyd Law School aims to build UNLV's reputation as a leader in gaming law.

The architecture professor talks about becoming part of the city’s creative class and learning to embrace messy mistakes.

The career coach reminds students that what they do well might not be what they want to do every day.

Film department administrative assistant Adriana Burnett recently was named President's Classified Rookie of the Year. Read about what brought her to UNLV and what she has contributed during her first year on campus.

An off-handed comment created a new career path for the leader of UNLV's subject librarians team.

Pro bono work doesn't just happen in courtrooms. The new law professor is helping create a clinic to serve nonprofits and small businesses.