Bill Speer, director of UNLV’s Math Learning Center, earns a national lifetime achievement award with his forward-looking approach to teaching math.

Just look at Europe for an alternate possibility, says UNLV law professor David Orentlicher.

After moving from her native Ireland to Reno and then to Australia, Britton finally found her way to UNLV as a faculty member at the School of Dental Medicine.

As geologist Peg Rees heads to retirement, the 4,000 pounds of rocks she collected go to the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center.

At UNLV, this planning and construction staffer found the fast-paced work environment he had been seeking.

Along with dedicated allies, Conrad Wilson succeeds in quest to extend educational assistance to dependents of classified staff.

Commitment to a healthy lifestyle helps make Asma Tahir a good fit for the university’s pollen program.

This aspiring "world-improvement strategist" hopes that studying in Israel will help her gain a more in-depth perspective on Middle East conflicts and allow her to improve her Arabic.

For children with rare conditions, UNLV Medicine surgeon restores the ability to show happiness.

Valerie Holsinger is so taken with the human resources field that she says she can't imagine a different career choice.

Ivet Aldaba-Valera was the first in her family to graduate from college and now she’s helping other first-generation students get to the finish line, too.

Helping build a medical school from scratch is a rare opportunity this new staffer says she couldn’t ignore.