Topic: People

Jean Sternlight
People | November 26, 2012

To be better negotiators, attorneys have to get into the minds of clients and witnesses. Professor's new book delves into the psychological principles that lawyers (and laypeople) need to know as well as legal statutes.

Michael Kagan
People | November 21, 2012

Who qualifies as a refugee? How does that apply to Las Vegas' immigrants? Law professor explores the complicated issues behind the genuine lives of displaced people.

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People | November 13, 2012

Five Rebels share their tales of the dirty, dangerous, or cringe-inducing work they do to make the world a better place.

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People | November 13, 2012

To discover what's happening with the bighorn sheep population, David Choate must track cougars in the National Desert Wildlife Refuge.

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People | November 9, 2012

Rotting food, old toilets, and remnants of residence hall move-out are treasures to Tara Pike-Nordstrom.

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People | November 8, 2012

Microbiologist Brian Hedlund knows from experience just how dangerous a hot spring can be.

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People | November 7, 2012

When a trauma mangles a patient's face, Dr. Daniel Orr steps in for the often intense work of reconstruction.

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People | November 5, 2012

Anthropologist Alyssa Crittenden ventures into the African bush to study how humans learned to cooperate.

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People | November 5, 2012

Pushing the envelope in pop culture. Butting heads with higher-ups. Championing novel academic fields. Professor Felicia Campbell celebrates 50 years of being a rebel.

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People | October 31, 2012
As the new director of 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Veteran Services, Ross Bryant’s job is to help with the transition from the battlefield to a college campus.