The UNLV Jazz Honors Trio, (Music) made up of Patrick Hogan (piano), Ruben Van-Gundy (bass), and Michael Hoffman (drums) and directed by professor Dave Loeb won first place in the College Combo Division at the prestigious and highly competitive 2018 Monterey Next Generation Jazz Festival n Monterey, California, earlier this…

Barbara Roth (Anthropology) is the author of the book Agricultural Beginnings in the American Southwest, which was awarded the 2017 New Mexico-Arizona Book Award in Anthropology/Archaeology. The book synthesizes current data on the introduction of domesticated plants and an agricultural way of life to U.S. Southwest.

Jeffrey Ebersole (Dental) co-authored “Activation of Notch-1 in Oral Epithelial Cells by P. gingivalis Triggers the Expression of the Antimicrobial Protein PLA2-IIA.” The article, which identifies new mechanistic information concerning the regulation of epithelial antimicrobial and pro-inflammatory responses, appeared in the journal Mucosal…

Cass Shum, Anthony Gatling, and Stowe Shoemaker (all Hospitality) are the authors of "A Model of Hospitality Leadership Competency for Frontline and Director-level Managers: Which Competencies Matter More?" The article, which was published in the International Journal of Hospitality Management, summarizes the competencies needed in hospitality…

Simon Gottschalk (Sociology) was interviewed by KNPR on his new book, The Terminal Self: Everyday Life in Hypermodern Times.

Christine Ancajas (Dental) received a promotion to lieutenant colonel within the Nevada Army National Guard. Dr. Ancajas has served as the guard’s state dental officer for nearly 10 years and is responsible for the dental readiness of more than 3,200 soldiers. At UNLV School of Dental Medicine, she is the associate dean for admissions and student…

Elizabeth M. Lawrence (Sociology) and co-authors recently published their article "Residential Mobility Across Early Childhood and Children’s Kindergarten Readiness" in Demography. 

Xan Goodman, John Watts, and Rachelle Weigel, (all Libraries) with Rogelio Arenas and Tony Terrell, published "Applying an Information Literacy Rubric to First-Year Health Sciences Student Research Posters" in the 2018 issue of the Journal of the Medical Library Association.  This article describes the collection and analysis…

Lawrence Walker and Fred Landau (both School of Life Sciences) recently published a book,  A Natural History of the Mojave Desert. In it, the authors explore how a combination of complex geology, varied geography, and changing climate has given rise to intriguing flora and fauna — including almost 3,000 plant species and about 380…