The University of Nevada,Las Vegas (UNLV) is a public land-grant research university in Paradise,Nevada. The 332-acre (134 ha) campus is about 1.6 mi (2.6 km) east of the Las Vegas Strip. It was formerly part of the University of Nevada from 1957 to 1969. It includes the Shadow Lane Campus,just east of the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada,which houses both School of Medicine and School of Dental Medicine. UNLV's law school,the William S. Boyd School of Law,is the only law school in the state.
The American Medical Association (AMA) is an American professional association and lobbying group of physicians and medical students. Founded in 1847,it is headquartered in Chicago,Illinois. Membership was 271,660 in 2022.
Rochelle Berkley is an American businesswoman,politician and attorney who served as the U.S. representative for Nevada's 1st congressional district from 1999 to 2013. In 2012,she was the unsuccessful Democratic Party nominee for the U.S. Senate. She is a member of the Democratic Party,and is currently running in the 2024 Las Vegas mayoral election.
Sam Boyd Stadium is a football stadium in the western United States,located in Whitney,Nevada,an unincorporated community in the Las Vegas Valley. It honors Sam Boyd (1910–1993),a major figure in the hotel and casino industry in Las Vegas. The stadium consisted of an uncovered horseshoe-shaped single-decked bowl,with temporary seating occasionally erected in the open north end zone. The artificial turf field had a conventional north–south orientation,at an elevation of 1,600 feet (490 m) above sea level.
The Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM) is a major,multi-campus medical school located throughout the U.S. state of Indiana and is the graduate medical school of Indiana University. There are nine campuses throughout the state;the principal research,educational,and medical center is located on the campus of Indiana University Indianapolis. With 1,461 MD students,195 PhD students,and 1,442 residents and fellows in the 2023–24 academic year,IUSM is the largest medical school in the United States. The school offers many joint degree programs including an MD/PhD Medical Scientist Training Program. It has partnerships with Purdue University's Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering,other Indiana University system schools,and various in-state external institutions. It is the medical school with the largest number of graduates licensed in the United States per a 2018 Federation of State Medical Boards survey with 11,828 licensed physicians.
The Hastings Center is an independent,nonpartisan bioethics research institute and think tank based in Garrison,New York.
The William S. Boyd School of Law is the law school of the University of Nevada,Las Vegas (UNLV) and the only law school in Nevada. It is named after William S. Boyd,a Nevada attorney and co-founder of Boyd Gaming Corporation who provided the initial funding for the school. The school opened in 1998 and graduated its first class in 2001.
Edward Parry Thomas was an American banker who helped finance the development of the casino industry of Las Vegas,Nevada. Along with his business partner,Jerome D. Mack,he is credited with building Las Vegas into what it is today.
University of Nevada,Las Vegas (UNLV) School of Dental Medicine is the dental school of the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV). The school is located on the Shadow Lane Campus,located just east of University Medical Center of Southern Nevada on Charleston and Shadow Lane,in Las Vegas,Nevada. The school enrolls,on average,80 freshmen per year.
Richard Perkins is an American politician and former police officer. He served as a Democratic member of the Nevada Assembly from 1992 to 2006 representing District 23,covering parts of Henderson. Perkins served as floor leader from 1995 to 2001 and as Speaker of the Assembly from 2001 to 2006. He served as chief of police for the Henderson Police Department from 2006-2008.
David Wayne Rice is an American college basketball coach for Salt Lake Community College. He is also the former head men's basketball coach at UNLV where he ranks as the program's third-winningest coach. He spent the 2016-2017 season as an assistant coach at the University of Nevada,Reno,and an assistant coach at the University of Washington for the past three seasons (2017–present).
Roseman University of Health Sciences is a private university focused on healthcare with its main campus in Henderson,Nevada. It has additional campuses in South Jordan,Utah and Summerlin,Nevada. It enrolled its first class in January 2001 and was originally called the Nevada College of Pharmacy and the University of Southern Nevada.
Justin Christopher Jones is an American attorney and politician. He is currently the Clark County Commissioner for District F since 2019 and served as a member of the Nevada Senate for the 9th district from 2012 to 2014. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Anthony Alamo Jr. is an American physician and politician who served as the chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission from 2014 to 2020. He is also the founder of the Alamo Medical Clinic in Henderson,Nevada,and was previously chairman of the Nevada State Athletic Commission and,before that,chairman of its Medical Advisory Board.
Jerome D. Mack was an American banker,real estate investor,political fundraiser and philanthropist in Las Vegas,Nevada. He was the founder and president of the Bank of Las Vegas and,later,the Valley Bank. He was the president of the Riviera casino as well as director of the Four Queens and Dunes casinos. He was a major fundraiser for the Nevada Democratic Party and active in Jewish philanthropy both in Las Vegas and Israel. He was one of the founders of the University of Nevada,Las Vegas (UNLV).
Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at the University of Nevada,Las Vegas (UNLV), is an academic division of the University of Nevada,Las Vegas (UNLV) with 60 students matriculated on July 17,2017. The students began their education with a 6 week EMT course. The school is the first to grant the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree in Southern Nevada. The school uses facilities in the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada (UMCSN) clinical building at the Las Vegas Medical District.
Becky Harris is the former chairwoman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board and a former state senator.
Edward A. Vance,FAIA,an American architect,is the principal-in-charge of design and CEO at EV&A Architects,a specialty architecture firm he founded in Las Vegas,Nevada in 2006. Vance has been a registered Architect in 19 states and is certified by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB). He served as the 2019 Chancellor of the American Institute of Architects College of Fellows.
Audrey Barcio is an American interdisciplinary visual artist. She is based in Chicago,IL. Barcio is an Assistant Professor of Art at Ball State University in Muncie,Indiana.
Keith Eric Whitfield is an American psychologist,educator and gerontologist that currently serves as the President of University of Nevada-Las Vegas. He became the 11th and first black president of the university when he was appointed on August 24,2020. Prior to the position,he was the Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs and a professor of psychology at Wayne State University. Whitfield has also served various leadership positions at Pennsylvania State University and Harvard University,as well as positions within the American Council on Education,Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges,and Association of Public and Land-grant Universities.
