Łukasz Sznajder (Biochemistry) received a High Priority, Short-Term Project Award from the Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation to study myotonic dystrophy type 2 (DM2). DM2 has garnered less attention than myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1), lacking approved treatments or clinical trials. The uncertainty persists in applying DM1 therapeutic strategies to…

Sean Kennedy (Libraries) is the 2024 recipient of the Libraries' Administrative Faculty Award. He was nominated for his leadership and collaborative work to bring acclaim on the UNLV campus and throughout Southern Nevada to the collections, programs, initiatives, and the individuals that make up UNLV Libraries including the We Need to Talk…

Samantha Godbey and Starr Hoffman (both University Libraries) recently published "Characteristics of United States Academic Libraries in 2020 and Regional Changes from 1996 to 2020" in College & Research Libraries, the official scholarly research journal of the Association of College & Research Libraries. This paper provides a snapshot of…

Lisa Durette (Psychiatry) co-authored a chapter about the role of child and adolescent psychiatrists within the child welfare system for Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America's edition Bringing the Village to the Child: Addressing the Crisis of Children’s Mental Health, An Issue of Child And Adolescent Psychiatric…

Hahnnah Park, Sandy Hong, Brian Chrzan, Tanya Al-Talib, and Neamat Hassan (all Dental) recently published a study titled, "Resin infiltration for white spot lesions: An in vitro experimental trial," in the Journal of Orthodontics (the official journal of the British Orthodontic Society/ Sage Journals).  

Darnelle Melvin (Libraries) is the 2024 recipient of the McPhee Librarian of the Year Award. Melvin was nominated for his extraordinary contributions to the UNLV Libraries and global community of information professionals through work on Wikidata and recognition from the 2023 Search Industry Awards for Best Open-Source Project. He is the Special…

Adam Paul (Film) published a paper and standalone podcast episode titled, "The Voice Actor and Their Double: Working as a voice actor and teaching voice acting in the age of AI voice cloning," in Volume 1, Issue 1 of Tradition-Innovations in Arts, Design, and Media Higher Education, a new peer-reviewed open access eJournal investigating artificial…

Professor Nancy Rapoport (Law) gave the keynote speech entitled Failing to See What’s in Front of Our Eyes: The Effect of Cognitive Errors on Corporate Scandals at the William & Mary Law Review Spring Symposium on Corporate Scandals: Trends in Corporate Fraud. 

Juliana Byzyka (CEEC, Transportation Research Center) has been appointed as a Planning Committee Member of the 2024 Nevada Asphalt Conference: Sustainable and Resilient Pavement. The conference will be held at the South Point Hotel and Casino, and Spa in Las Vegas, Nevada, between October 29 to 31. The conference aims to bridge the gap between…