The Las Vegas Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) recently recognized Steven Slivka (Integrated Health Sciences) for two of his stories during the organization's annual Pinnacle Awards. He received a Pinnacle Award for his story titled, "Physical Therapy Program Offers Northern Nevada Paiute Students a Way to Give Back" and…
In her latest column for Verdict, Leslie C. Griffin (Law) turns a spotlight on Opus Dei's power in American legal institutions.
Karyn S. Hollingsworth, Jessica Impallaria (both Liberal Arts), and Heather Torgersen (President’s Office) earned a 2026 Pinnacle Award from the Las Vegas Valley Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. They received recognition in the Campaigns (Integrated Communications) category for the College of Liberal Arts’ Rebels Give 2025…
Brandon Karcher, Karla Luketic, Sam Matthys and Ben Nguyen (Acute Care Surgery) successfully passed the American Board of Surgery's certifying exam and are now Board Certified in Surgical Critical Care.
Carla Bywaters (Law) and Kathryn Houk (Medicine) presented Risky Business: Debating Data Centers in Southern Nevada. Offered both in person and online, the two-part workshop series guided students and community members through the increasingly complex conversation surrounding regional data center development. Rather than hosting a traditional…
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Manoj Sharma (Public Health; Internal Medicine) coauthored an article titled “The effect of silymarin (milk thistle) on cirrhosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials" in the journal Hepatology Forum (Impact factor 2.1). Milk thistle (Silybum marianum) is a prickly, flowering plant native to the Mediterranean region and a…
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