News: Division of Health Sciences
![Yen Lu](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/yenlu.jpg?itok=4pcu8oet)
One of UNLV's oldest traditions — the Holiday Card Tree Scholarship — is spreading good wishes while raising funds for students like Yen Lu.
![Merrill Landers works with balance testing equipment](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/nc_D70904_06.jpg?itok=ywuQPxNl)
Physical activity can help protect us from Parkinson’s, researcher Merrill Landers says.
![Kristen and Caitlyn Miller](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/miller_D70872_70.jpg?itok=6dAwFhTW)
The twins plan to throw themselves into the full college experience.
![White board](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/Medschool_D70868_38.jpg?itok=N4pKvL0p)
Tackling community issues is fundamental to the UNLV School of Medicine as it prepares for its incoming class in 2017.
![Jeremy Cope](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/Cope_D70771_11.jpg?itok=QusVSlv3)
Advice from Jeremy Cope, School of Allied Health Sciences Alumnus of the Year
![Jodi Tyson](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/Tyson_D70801_05.jpg?itok=WCpG1JcO)
Advice from Jodi Tyson, School of Community Health Sciences Alumna of the Year
![Carol Martin](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/Carol_Martin_D70761_07.jpg?itok=rX7jbW1G)
Advice from Carol Martin, School of Nursing Alumna of the Year
![Casey Barber](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/Barber_D70780_13.jpg?itok=-SGVIEqI)
UNLV undergraduate Casey Barber excels in academics, research, volunteerism, and leadership.
![Mary Guinan, in traditional dress in an Afghan refugee camp](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/Guinan-Figure-4D-cropped-%281%29.jpg?itok=QANGVLLL)
When her plans to become an astronaut did not pan out, Mary Guinan created an equally impressive legacy eradicating diseases and founding a school.
![Ronald T. Brown](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/releases/main-images/nc_D70825_09.jpg?itok=Ys4HR031)
Brown is an accomplished psychologist and academic leader with previous stops at University of North Texas, Wayne State and Temple; he will begin Aug. 1.
![An artist’s rendering of UNLV’s entry in the 2017 Solar Decathalon.](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/releases/main-images/nc_SECTION.jpg?itok=nEq_ON6K)
Students to build sustainable, “age-in-place” home with consumer appeal for U.S. Department of Energy contest; UNLV team finished second overall in 2013.
![Health Law Program employees](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/articles/main-images/HealthLawProgram-D70432-06.jpg?itok=Ucek9s1Z)
Boyd School of Law expands health law program.