News: Department of Psychology
New research advances understanding of the function of the brain’s anterior cingulate cortex and its tie to human learning.
McNair/AANAPISI programs for low-income, first-generation students matches undergrads with faculty mentors that share their focus and goals.
UNLV is a host site for the federally-funded Journey program, which puts Native American and other minority high school students interested in health research into college labs.
Nevada Institute of Personalized Medicine gene researchers clear the air on the link between schizophrenia and smoking.
Husband-and-wife team Dustin and Rochelle Hines research brain cells in their quest for solutions to degenerative diseases and developmental disorders.
UNLV has a commencement tradition for the president to select and highlight exceptional students who embody the academic, research, and community impact of the graduating class.
A pair of neuroscience professors break down Julie Oppermann's works, which very deliberately manipulate the brain.
Former UNLV posdoctoral scholar Miesha Marzell credits her fellowship for helping her career as a professor.
Scholar's research on campus inspires more work to increase the Las Vegas community’s access to quality mental health care.
From a home for homeless students to inspiring the next generation of health crusaders — these worthy causes will warm your heart during the holidays.
Volunteering hundreds of hours of service becomes a legacy for a single mom and her four children — the 2016 Honorary Rebel Family.
A fascination with tissue restoration inspires a UNLV professor and undergraduate student to team up to understand how frogs might impact the fate of humankind.