Topic: People

Alex Andres at Lego Land
People | April 5, 2016

Alumnus Alex Andres combines lifelong love of Lego with training in theater design to land his dream job.

Boo Shan Tseng
People | April 4, 2016

This Life Sciences professor is all about communities — from the bacterial ones she studies (yuck) to the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ community she is pleased to have joined.

Mary Guinan, in traditional dress in an Afghan refugee camp
People | March 29, 2016

When her plans to become an astronaut did not pan out, Mary Guinan created an equally impressive legacy eradicating diseases and founding a school.

Starr Hoffman
People | March 28, 2016

The new Libraries employee on information overload and her 'geeky' accomplishment.

Rebecca Benfield
People | March 14, 2016

This administrator says the array of opportunities available to nurses today — including research and health care policy work — provides nearly limitless career advancement potential.

Nikki Troxclair
People | March 7, 2016

Choosing a career in the fast-paced communications field perhaps wasn't a surprising move for this associate VP who learned to skate before she could walk.

Nemanja Novokovic
People | March 2, 2016

A nearly native Las Vegan, Nemanja Novakovic had planned to leave Nevada when it came time for college. But that was before he discovered his academic dreams could be fulfilled at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ.

Jessica Knurick
People | February 29, 2016

She studied finance as an undergrad while playing basketball, but an intense interest in nutrition as a means to improve her game created a path toward her current profession.