Topic: health and medicine

nurse administers shot to woman
Campus News | February 23, 2021

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

A woman in a suit leans against a stone wall
People | February 23, 2021

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

U.N.L.V. school of medicine logo
Campus News | February 19, 2021

School earns accreditation from Liaison Committee on Medical Education, meaning it meets or exceeds the highest standards for schools of medicine.

photo collage of black woman and medical building exterior
People | February 19, 2021

Dr. Brandi Alexander chose family medicine because it provides a range of challenges and opportunities to advocate for women of color.

Two people work on an exercise involving passing a ball back and forth
Research | February 17, 2021

After pivoting from planned research, a physical therapy professor's Zoom classes offer exercise outlet to Down syndrome patients.

Jean Sternlight
Research | February 16, 2021

New article co-authored by law professor Jean Sternlight will explore the role psychology plays in law’s increasingly high-tech world.

A student probes a preserved human head
Research | February 9, 2021

Plastinated human head specimens give dental students complete, odor-free, hands-on learning experiences.

A doctor in scrubs points to a medical image
People | February 5, 2021

A bout with malaria put Oluwafunmilola Okuyemi on the path to becoming a physician. Today she and UNLV colleagues have pioneered a way to lessen COVID-19 spread during surgery.

A man smiles
Campus News | January 31, 2021

Health Law course gives students the opportunity to assist state legislators with shaping important health-related policy.