Melissa Bowles-Terry (Libraries & Faculty Center) is the recipient of the University Libraries' 2019 Outstanding Library Faculty Service Award. Bowles-Terry nominated for her significant contributions to service to the University Libraries, the UNLV campus, and to the library profession as a whole. Her service significantly…

Reimund Serafica (Nursing) is the lead author of the article “The Use of Social Media and mEMA Technology in Comparing Compliance Rate Among Users" in The Asian/Pacific Island Nursing Journal. Serafica co-published with Brendan Morris (Electrical and Computer Engineering). The article reports the results of two approaches to dietary monitoring…

David Morris (English) published an op-ed on the history of suicide on CNN.com in the wake of two Parkland mass shooting-related suicides.

Michael J. Alarid (History) published a book review of Porous Borders: Multiracial Migrations and the Law in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands. The book is part of The David J. Weber Series in the New Borderlands History. Alarid's review appears in the spring 2019 edition of the Western Historical Quarterly.

Jennifer Roberts and Natice Locke (both International Center for Gaming Regulation) were published in the Clark County Bar Association's "Communique." Their article is on the current status of sports betting in the United States. 

Brett Abarbanel (International Gaming Institute) participated in the NCAA’s Sports Betting Task Force, presenting on the topic of “The Nexus of Esports and Gambling" at the NCAA Summit on Sports Wagering and Well-being in College Student-Athletes. 

Rebecca Gill (Women's Research Institute of Nevada and Political Science) delivered the luncheon address at the 2019 Grassroots Lobby Days event hosted by the Nevada Women's Lobby in Carson City. Her talk centered on the ways in which the #MeToo movement has changed the way our institutions conceptualize and address sexual harassment in the…

Carol Ou (Libraries) was named the University Libraries' 2019 McPhee Librarian of the Year. She was nominated for her leadership, collaborative efforts across the organization, and major contribution to the success of the University Libraries’ migration to the Alma/Primo library services platform. As head of discovery services, her leadership in…

Su Kim Chung (Libraries) moderated "Fishnets & Spotlights: The Latin Quarter and 'John Hemmer & the Showgirls" at the Clark County Library last month. The panel covered the many New York producers, choreographers, and performers who migrated to Las Vegas when the Manhattan nightclub heyday dwindled. The event included a screening of…