Topic: children

Lisa Durette headshot
People | September 2, 2020

Focusing on the mental health of children helps UNLV psychiatrist Lisa Durette as she faces her own medical challenges.

child using tablet for remote learning
Business and Community | September 1, 2020

UNLV College of Education professor Bradley Marianno examines the role of teachers and their unions in advocating for safety and equity in fall school return plans.

two women and child reading books on a blanket outdoors
Business and Community | July 14, 2020

Kids bored by your book selections? Get them reading this summer with this easy guide from the UNLV Teacher Development and Resources Library.

A medical syringe
Research | May 1, 2020

UNLV’s Director of Bioethics explores whether vaccine-refusing parents will reconsider their beliefs in light of COVID-19.

Kids looking at library books
Business and Community | April 20, 2020

UNLV College of Education assembles online library of books amid coronavirus pandemic to help support children, parents, teachers.

7-year-old boy in blue shirt, 1st grader William Hawkins, 9-year-old 3rd grader Georgia Hawkins, and PhD student in microbiology Erin Cassin, all working/learning from home on the dining room table.
Business and Community | April 6, 2020

UNLV College of Education experts share tips, resources, and activities for parents thrust into the added role of schoolteacher, guidance counselor, and playground monitor.

chalk drawing of human head with brain outlined
Business and Community | March 25, 2020

UNLV College of Education professor explains trauma symptoms of children versus adults and offers strategies and resources to help overcome them.

marijuana bud
Research | January 29, 2020

New studies that expectant mothers should know about warn against marijuana use.

Johan Bester addresses an incoming class
People | January 22, 2020

Medical ethicist Dr. Johan Bester on the balance between public health and the individual’s rights and questions on parental authority and the obligation of physicians to protect society.

smiling woman in pool holds toddler as he practices swimming on back
Campus News | May 13, 2019

UNLV Public Health researcher offers pool tips to keep kids safe as they try to beat the heat.