Longtime civil engineering faculty member David James takes a look back at how UNLV and Southern Nevada have changed over the last 30 years

A son of Nebraska, Walter said he has "that goofy Midwest thing" that compels him to work every day.

Gathering materials that represent a diversity of cultures and backgrounds is a focus of this librarian.

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

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.

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

Professor Kathryn Stanchi balances out her day job teaching writing to law students with teaching yoga.

While some of us have nicknames we wish everyone would forget, Valinder Addison likes hers because her family and friends say she keeps going, and going, and going.

Her love for all things sci-fi has shaped her outlook on leadership, life, and being a strong woman.

Jumping out of a plane at age 30 inspired professor Mike Chin to take more risks in his career as a writer — and in his love life.

UNLV’s early outreach coordinator promotes higher education to expand the college-going pipeline and build bridges between UNLV and the community. 

Writing isn’t a talent of a select few; it’s a skill we all can improve upon, says the new director of the UNLV Writing Center.