Dottie Shank Barnett, administrative assistant III/office manager for the School of Environmental and Public Affairs, recently was named as the 3rd place winner of the President's Classified Employee of the Year award. Read what advice she has for new employees.

Paul Dzerk, Kenneth Hughes, Dottie Shank Barnett, and Sandra Obenour-Dowd win awards

After two Middle Eastern tours, Michael Dakduk returned to his hometown college. He helped launch UNLV’s student veterans group and now serves as vice president of the national organization.

Michael Dakduk and Shipra De received highly competitive national scholarships to further their education.

When alumnus Jim Holland finished his thesis, "climate change" was far from being coined. Thirty years later, the work has been dusted off to help researchers predict the evolution of Southern Nevada's desert ecosystem.

While drought conditions in the West continue to produce record drops in water levels at Lake Mead, a rising tide of research at UNLV seeks to address some of the region's most pressing water issues.