Kwang Kim (Mechanical Engineering) was one of 155 academic inventors to be a named a 2017 National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Fellow in recognition of his outstanding contributions in areas such as licensing, innovative discovery and technology, and his work’s impact on society. Kim was nominated by his peers for the honor and is the first…

Jenifer Utz (Life Sciences) and Matthew Bernacki, formerly of UNLV's department of educational psychology and higher education, published "Voluntary Web-Based Self-Assessment Quiz Use is Associated with Improved Exam Performance, Especially for Learners with Low Prior Knowledge" in HAPS Educator, the official publication of the Human Anatomy and…

Chelsea Heinbach, Cory Lampert, Cory Tucker, and Jason Vaughan (all Libraries) recently presented papers at the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) World Library and Information Congress in Kuala Lampur, Malaysia.  Heinbach's paper, "Methodological Approaches for Exploring Visual…

Rebecca Gill (Political Science, WRIN), along with Valerie Sulfaro of James Madison University, recently was honored by the Women's Caucus for Political Science (WCPS) with the 2018 Jane Mansbridge Award. This award is given on special occasions to extraordinary individuals who perform service above and beyond the call of duty on behalf of…

Dr. Jeffrey Ebersole (Dental) co-authored “Environmental Lead Effects on Gene Expression in Oral Epithelial Cells,” which evaluated the impact of environmental lead exposure on the responses of oral epithelial cells to challenge with a model pathogenic oral biofilm. The article first appeared Aug. 26 in the Journal of Periodontal Research.

Rachell A. Ekroos (Nursing) and colleagues from four universities published a policy brief in Nursing Outlook, the official journal of the American Academy of Nursing (AAN), titled “Policy Brief on the Nursing Response to Human Trafficking." Publication of a policy brief in Nursing Outlook is a rigorous process involving review and input from…

Johan Bester (Medicine) published a book chapter, "The Nature of Ethics Expertise in Clinical Ethics and Implications for Training of Clinical Ethics Consultants," in a collection of essays on moral expertise in medicine. The essays in Moral Expertise: New Essays from Theoretical and Clinical Bioethics wrestle with the question of what makes…

Attila Lawrence (Architecture) is one of the experts quoted in the article "A Habitat for Health" that appears in the online publication "Builder." He has done translational research that operationalizes the positioning of interior design as a therapeutic modality to support health and well-being. Progressive developers and home builders embrace…

Soumya Upadhyay (Healthcare Administration and Policy) presented three papers at the recent 2018 Annual Academy Health meeting. Her poster presentations covered the following broad topics: Improving Safety, Quality, and Value in Healthcare Measuring Safety, Quality, and Value in Healthcare  Diversity and Cultural Competence