Topic: People

Vanessa McConnell sitting in a radio control booth
People | March 26, 2021

Nontraditional student Vanessa McConnell forging a path to bring diversity to sports broadcasting.

A man sits behind a microphone
People | March 26, 2021

Las Vegas ophthalmologist and UNLV alum Dr. Mark Doubrava was an early proponent of the need for a "homegrown" medical school.

A drone shot shows Lied Library
People | March 25, 2021

Health sciences librarian Xan Goodman helps train students on how to navigate a complex web of journals, articles, and physical teaching tools.

Portrait of Francisco Menendez artistic director of UNLV's film department
People | March 22, 2021

After being terrified — and mesmerized — by the movie "Jaws" at age 13, this film professor's career path was set.

"UNLV School of Medicine" sign
People | March 19, 2021

Dr. Rebecca Meyers says she often stops to think that the care she provides to infants today may be impacting people who will be alive 100 years from now.

A man eats a VHS cassette
People | March 9, 2021

MFA film student lands major screenwriting prize from Humanitas.

Portrait of UNLV Athletics Dietiian Nicole Kiley
People | March 8, 2021

You can. You will. Let's go! That's the mantra that the UNLV athletic department's first sport dietitian uses for herself and for her student-athletes.

A woman stands on the beach
People | March 5, 2021

School of Medicine student Diane Han turns to the ER after an attentive doctor played a key role in her father's hour of need.

nurse in jacket with stethoscope in simulation center
People | March 1, 2021

Accompanying her pediatrician father on house calls helped shape nursing professor Kathleen Thimsen's career.