Topic: faculty/staff

Mariella Bueno in black pants and jacket and red Rebels tshirt sits on a campus bench
People | November 3, 2025

From City Hall to campus: UNLV's new director of advocacy champions policies to empower students and communities.

Deborah Byers in scrubs by anesthesia equipment in lab
People | October 27, 2025

From serving in the U.S. Army to becoming part of the BTS ARMY, the assistant director of Nursing’s CRNA program is paving the way with an inspiring career full of 'firsts.'

Ayan Sengupta stands next to MRI machine
People | October 20, 2025

Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences professor brings expertise and cultural pride to UNLV’s new neuroimaging facility.

Pratheesh Kumar
People | October 6, 2025

The assistant professor helps launch career-focused engineering technology program designed with student success in mind.

Older white man with receding brown hair wearing tan pants, a gray UNLV polo shirt and eyeglasses sits on an exercise bike in the UNLV Exercise Physiology lab
People | October 3, 2025

When the dream of being a pro athlete failed to materialize, James Navalta followed in his father’s academic footsteps. Now, the kinesiology professor is the 2025 Outstanding Faculty Award winner.

Zarinah Washington in the Student Supportive Services Courtyard
People | September 29, 2025

Setting up students for success is the goal for this School of Social Work field liaison.