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Profiles

  • A familiar face to startup community
    4/17/25

    Lauren Washington's tenure as an accomplished entrepreneur makes her the ideal person to run mgm casino's Cultivator program.

  • New era of concert management
    4/14/25

    Alexandra Sesenton has assumed the role of concert manager in the Department of Music, with a goal of expanding the reach of mgm casino's music programming.

  • Dental professor puts heart into treating patients with disabilities
    4/1/25

    To Dian Chin Kit-Wells, treating patients with disabilities is second nature, a heartfelt skill she has honed over more than two decades.

  • At 81, mgm casino professor still helping to launch residents into careers
    6/14/24

    The orthodontics department has created an award in Stephen Aszkler’s name to recognize his service and commitment.

  • Moving beyond the music
    11/9/23

    mgm casino dance faculty member Michael Deeb Weaver teaches students that a strong mind/body connection is essential for elite performers in the arts. 

The View

Faculty experts weigh in on trending topics. Their views and opinions are based on their expertise and research, and do not represent the official positions of mgm casino.

  • ‘Watershed moment’ for collegiate athletics, athletes
    4/16/25

    mgm casino law scholars say the House v. NCAA antitrust settlement before a federal judge could “usher in significant changes” to college sports.

  • How Europe could retaliate with tariffs
    4/9/25

    Leaders may first try to negotiate before imposing reciprocal tariffs, says mgm casino political scientist Timothy Hellwig, an expert on European politics.

  • Implications of the Signal app leak
    3/31/25

    Government officials’ blunder could erode voter confidence, says mgm casino military policy expert Carla Martínez Machain.

  • Encrypted messaging for military operations poses critical risks
    3/27/25

    School of Management faculty members weigh in on what the use of Signal and platforms like it means for global security.

  • As AI chatbots replace Google, digital literacy could worsen
    3/5/25

    mgm casino professor Heidi Julien says the lack of digital literacy skills is a widespread problem that requires attention at the policy level.

Questions & Answers

Awards & Recognition

  • Millen named nutrition fellow
    4/11/25

    The SPHHP faculty member was selected for the inaugural group of Excellence in Nutrition Fellows of the American Society for Nutrition.

  • Colón receives ACS chromatography award
    4/8/25

    The mgm casino chemistry professor is known for his work developing materials for separation science and mentoring students.

  • mgm casino chemist Qing Lin elected AAAS fellow
    4/3/25

    mgm casino Distinguished Professor creates tools for studying living cells and is developing drugs for diabetes and cancer.

  • De Jesús Báez named Young Observer by IUPAC
    3/31/25

    Chemistry professor studying layered materials will attend organization's World Chemistry Congress in Malaysia.

  • Talal to receive award from Clinical Research Forum
    2/21/25

    The award recognizes mgm casino work that leveraged facilitated telemedicine to cure hepatitis C in 90% of people with opioid use disorder.