A quest for a new challenge brought Abbas Badani to UNLV.

Fildes, professor and chair of UNLV's department of surgery, will begin as interim dean Sept. 1.

Through a nonprofit she founded, alumna Erica Mosca helps low-income high school students get to — and then succeed — in college.

A moment paying tribute to an organ donor helps families heal while raising awareness of the need for more donors.

Her childhood experiences with dental problems fueled her career interests.

While teaching classes at the University of Salzburg, Katherine Hertlein also explored uses of technology.

Tamara Marino, this year’s first-place President’s Classified Employee of the Year, helps forge partnerships between the campus and Southern Nevada communities.

UNLV’s coordinator of keyboard studies enlists students to share Beethoven’s works with the community.

"So good" describes both the work ethic that helped earn Rakitha Perera one of the President's Classified Employee of the Year awards and his favorite karaoke song.

From the South to the Strip, her path in academia has been guided by her passion for research and her mission to change the lives of students.

García is an accomplished researcher, teacher, and administrator whose leadership and advocacy have been recognized nationally; she begins at UNLV Sept. 1.

One of the professors in her department describes administrative assistant Patricia Butler as "the sunshine."