Julia Freedman Silvernail, Lucas Dibenedetto and Kristyne Wiegand (all Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) co-authored “The Effect of Cold-Water Immersion on Running Mechanics,” which appears in the current issue of the International Journal of Exercise Science. The study examined the potential effects of cryotherapy on performance and injury risk…

Rebecca Gill (Political Science and WRIN) and co-author Valerie Sulfaro (James Madison University) published the article "Title IX: Help or Hindrance?" in the Journal of Women, Politics & Policy in its special issue on the #MeTooPoliSci movement. In the article, the authors provide practical guidance for those who have experienced…

Robert E. Lang (Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West) and David R. Damore (Political Science) are the authors of a new, recently published policy brief, "The Road to Carnegie R1 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas." Founded in 1957, UNLV is now classified as a top research university by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of…

Rachell A. Ekroos (Nursing) provided a three-hour workshop during the U.S. Army’s Sexual Assault Response Prevention (SHARP) Victim Advocate Training at the George W. Dunaway U.S. Army Reserve Center. The workshop addressed several significant topics including clinical sexual assault examination practices, multidisciplinary responses to sexual…

Steven T. Bickmore (Teaching & Learning) and co-editor Michelle M. Falter published When Loss Gets Personal: Discussing Death through Literature in the Secondary ELA Classroom and Moving Beyond Personal Loss to Societal Grieving: Discussing Death's Social Impact through Literature in the Secondary ELA Classroom. The texts consider how…

Kim K. Metcalf (Education) was named chair of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) Board of Directors. During his one-year term, Metcalf will lead the board through strategic planning in partnership with the AACTE president and CEO. He was voted chair-elect by his board colleagues—26 representatives of AACTE member…

The UNLV Ice Hockey Team (Campus Recreational Services) has won its way to the American Collegiate Hockey Association National Championships for the second straight season. The #13-ranked Skatin' Rebels begin play in Dallas on March 21, facing the #20-ranked team from Robert Morris University. The Rebels have qualified for the national…

Susan Byrne (World Languages and Cultures) gave the keynote talk at the annual business meeting of the Cervantes Society of America, held during the Renaissance Society of America conference in Toronto, Canada, earlier this month. Her talk was titled "Cervantes' Narrative Rhetoric: Hearing and Verisimilitude."   

Deanna Cooper (Educational Psychology & Higher Education ) was selected to attend the American Enterprise Institute's (AEI) Education Policy Academy. This exclusive summer institute brings talented graduate students to Washington, D.C. for an intensive week-long exploration of how the worlds of education research, policy, and advocacy…