News: School of Nursing

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Campus News |

From Medicine to Nursing to Public Health, UNLV students are front-and-center in COVID-19 inoculation effort.

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People |

Creating trust among skeptics is an important part of beating back COVID-19, especially in communities of color.

Students walking with backpacks on UNLV campus
Campus News |

Online master’s program for School of Nursing ranks 7th overall and College of Education earns highest-ever placement at 35th; Liberal Arts’ online bachelor’s in psychology debuts at 26th. 

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Research |

Electronic avatars allow professors the ultimate social distancing while remaining present in School of Nursing classrooms.

Professor Nancy Lough standing in front of Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas
People |

Great places are made of great people. Here are a few who made the news in 2020.

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Business and Community |

As the pandemic tightened its grip on Nevada, the nation, and the world, UNLV responded in ways big and small. Members of the media also turned to UNLV's faculty experts for answers.

Claytee White sits in a chair and gestures toward a woman sitting to her right
Arts and Culture |

A sampling of university experts who sounded off on the year’s monumental movements surrounding race, ethnicity, and gender.

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Campus News |

Actors help UNLV's School of Nursing students sharpen skills and improve their patient interactions.

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Campus News |

UNLV's Student Nursing Association helps bring program to support grieving families to Las Vegas hospital.

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People |

School of Nursing Alumna of the Year knew in the fourth grade she wanted to be just like her mother — a nurse.

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People |

Master's student Carissa Hernandez is dedicated to her second career as a nurse educator.

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People |

Outstanding Faculty Award winner Alona Angosta progressed from bachelor's to master's to tenured faculty at the university that made her feel welcome.