Barbara St. Pierre Schneider (Nursing) accepted an invitation to become a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing. The fellowship is one of the profession’s most prestigious honors and recognizes outstanding contribution and achievements in nursing. The academy’s nearly 2,500 fellows are nursing leaders in education, management, practice, and…

James Hyman (Psychology) gave an invited research talk, Decoding Predictions about the Future in Anterior Cingulate Cortex Ensembles," at the International Behavioral Neuroscience annual convention in Boca Raton, Florida, in June. 

Janice Pluth (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) received funding from NASA’s space biology program for her study “Microgravity Affects on Mammary 3D Tissue Architecture and Role of Stem Cells and Genetics.” She was one of only 15 investigators in the nation to have earned a grant award from the space biology program, which is managed by the…

Jay Shen (Community Health Sciences), Catherine Dingley (Nursing), and Dr. Ji Yoo (Medicine) received a $250,000 grant from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) for their study “Engaging Asian Communities in Palliative Care in Nevada,” which includes the Asian Community Development Center as a collaborating community partner.…

Samantha Godbey (Libraries) is the author of an article published in the July 2018 issue of College & Research Libraries, the bi-monthly journal of the Association of College & Research Libraries. The article, "Testing Future Teachers: A Quantitative Exploration of Factors Impacting the Information Literacy of Teacher Education…

Chelsea Heinbach (Libraries) recently presented a poster, "Building a Community of Librarian Researchers: What We Learned from Creating LibParlor," at the American Library Association Annual Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans. She developed the research project with colleagues Charissa Powell and Hailley Fargo.   

Rosan Mitola and Erin Rinto (both Libraries) had an article published in the May issue of The Journal of Academic Librarianship. The article, "Student Employment as a High-Impact Practice in Academic Libraries: A Systematic Review," was co-authored with Emily Pattni, an UNLV graduate and a former Information Literacy Fellow in the Libraries.…

Danny Siciliano, Ashley Brinkmeyer, Savannah Schmidt, Esther Lee, Jesika Herrera, Simon Zhu, Naomi Tekabe, Katrina Scheuermann, Jacob Lennard, and Charmaine Pancho (all Accounting) recently participated in the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) annual National Student Case Competition in Indianapolis. In the final round…

Lung-Chang Chien (Environmental and Occupational Health) published a research brief, "PTSD Among Working Women in a Developing Country," in Women's Research Institute of Nevada. This research brief is comprehending Chien's publication "Traumatic Life Events and Development of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder among Female Factory Workers in a…