Cory Tucker (Libraries) was inducted as a member of UNLV chapter 100 of the honor society Phi Kappa Phi. Highly selective and prestigious, Phi Kappa Phi is recognized by graduate and professional schools as well as employers. It is the only national honor society that recognizes excellence in scholarship in all fields of study. Tucker's tenure at…

Kathy Lauckner (Harry Reid Center) was an invited speaker at the Lead and Healthy Homes regional meeting that took place in Orlando in May. She made presentations during two sessions. The first was Critical Factors Necessary to Create and Sustain a Successful Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program. The other was Easing the Pain and Cost of…

Ruben Garcia (Law) traveled to the AFL-CIO in Washington, D.C., in May to participate in a planning meeting of the Community Partnerships and Grassroots Power Committee for the labor federation's annual convention this fall. He was appointed by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka as an academic and policy specialist. The committee will make…

Joanna Libby (Educational Outreach) and Cynthia Carruthers (Educational and Clinical Studies) co-authored an article that will be published by the Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership in October. The article, "Outcomes Associated with a University Outdoor Adventures Women's Canoe Trip," examines women's experiences and the…

Miriam Melton-Villanueva (History) presented "Religious Context of Land in Nahua Communities of the Early 19th Century" at the Rocky Mountain Council of Latin American Studies' annual conference in Santa Fe, N.M. She also presented "Aztec Testaments: Indigenous Archives in Central Mexico" at a talk jointly sponsored by UNLV's department of…

Phillip Burns (Student Conduct) recently was named to serve as a faculty fellow at the Association for Student Conduct Administration (ASCA) Donald D. Gehring Academy, which will be held at the University of Louisville in July. He also serves on the ASCA Board of Directors, representing four-year public institution members.

Satish Bhatnagar (Math) is the author of the book Via Bhatinda: A Braid of Reflected Memoirs, Volume I, which was published recently by Trafford Publishing. He also is the author of My Hindu Faith and Periscopes; Epsilons and Deltas of Life: Everyday Stories; Vectors in History: Main Foci -- India and USA; and Scattered Matherticles, Mathematical…

Jazz Studies Program (Music) received three prestigious DownBeat Magazine 36th Annual Student Music Awards in the June issue. UNLV Jazz Ensemble I, directed by Dave Loeb and Nathan Tanouye, received the Large Ensemble Graduate College Outstanding Performance award along with the University of Northern Colorado Jazz Lab Band I and the Cal State…

Abigail Hasberry (Teaching & Learning) was selected as one of UNLV's outstanding graduates for spring 2013. She was recognized during the May 19 commencement ceremony at which she received her doctoral degree.