News: School of Nursing
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Mountain West-winning volleyball player now all-in on nursing in her post-court life.
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Spring 2021 grad Maricel Gomez embraces the motto, “Nurse Leaders Begin Here.”
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President Keith E. Whitfield and Dean Angela Amar on the achievements of UNLV's School of Nursing.
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More than 100,000 vaccinations have been given so far.
Here's why members of the campus community are excited to receive the new vaccine.
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Student spreading the word about nursing education and training on his growing YouTube channel.
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Nursing alumna Tabitha Lustig opened a new clinic in Washington barely a week before the pandemic first broke on U.S. shores in that state.
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U.S. News & World Report’s annual list of top graduate and professional schools ranks 26 UNLV programs within nation’s top 100.
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Take a moment on March 30 to recognize the contributions UNLV's medical professionals are making to our community.
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Health sciences librarian Xan Goodman helps train students on how to navigate a complex web of journals, articles, and physical teaching tools.
A collection of news stories highlighting the experts and events at UNLV.
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Accompanying her pediatrician father on house calls helped shape nursing professor Kathleen Thimsen's career.