Student worker Oriana Galasso advises HOPE scholars on making the adjustment to UNLV.

The UNLV National Supercomputing Institute’s latest hire will help researchers leverage the tremendous capabilities of the Cherry Creek II.

This administrative assistant at the UNLV Foundation wouldn’t mind switching careers — if she could perform with Cirque du Soleil.

Vladislav Zhitny, who came to Las Vegas from Ukraine in 2006, ends undergrad studies ready to become a member of UNLV School of Medicine's inaugural class.

UNLV has a commencement tradition for the president to select and highlight exceptional students who embody the academic, research, and community impact of the graduating class.

Tre Norman will perform UNLV-related music while he collects his own degree, and prepares to make his mark in the public eye after school.

This South Korean-born civil and environmental engineering professor has been to more U.S. cities than most Americans. In fact, it was a U.S. city that originally ignited his passion for his profession.

Croughan is seasoned administrator and accomplished researcher with more than 30 years of experience in the University of California system.

This economic geologist talks about being in a state where the mining industry thrives and about the difficulty of getting his 6-foot 4-inch frame into a running helicopter on rough ground.

With limited options in Nevada for top-notch scientists, two UNLV grads welcome the high-tech jobs that the marijuana industry brought.