The Classroom Technology Services (CTS) department of the office of information technology has been featured in a higher education case study by Crestron. The case study explores how CTS has helped minimize “lost” class time due to technological issues by standardizing equipment, implementing monitoring tools, and developing a custom-made touch-…

Dr. Wenlian Zhou and Dr. Rick Thiriot (Dental Medicine) met with faculty and students at Nankai University’s School of Medicine and Dentistry in Tianjin, China, to discuss comprehensive dental care and treatment planning. During the two-week visit, the professors presented five to six hours of classroom education each day, which included…

Cory Lampert (University Libraries) recently was elected to a two-year term on the Mountain West Digital Library (MWDL) Governing Board. MWDL is a collaborative of libraries, museums, and archives that provides a regional search portal for public access to the members’ digital collections. The board is charged in its first year to create and adopt…

The School of Dental Medicine hosted a tour for Dr. Marianela Garza Enriquez, director for accreditation and certification, and several other faculty members from the University of Nuevo Leon School of Dentistry (UANL), located in Monterrey, Mexico. UANL School of Dentistry is the third largest dental school in Mexico with approximately 3,000…

Frank van Breukelen and Jenifer Utz (Life Sciences) organized the 15th International Hibernation Symposium, which was held in Las Vegas July 31-Aug. 4, and was hosted by UNLV and the School of Life Sciences. The symposiums are conducted once every four years and bring together most of the hibernation researchers from around the globe. This…

David Vallett and Hasan Deniz (both Teaching and Learning) received $315,000 in funding from the Nevada Department of Education Mathematics and Science Partnership 2016-17 grant program entitled:  "Moving All Nevada Teachers through Awareness of the Nevada Academic Content Standards for Science (NVACSS) (MANTA)".  Leadership Team:…

Allison Smith (Education); Rosemary Flores (School of Public Policy and Leadership); Monica Hernández-Johnson, Norma Marrun, Jori Beck, and Christine Clark (all Teaching and Learning) received $335,224 in funding from the Nevada department of education (NDE) Great Teaching and Learning Fund (GTLF) for their “Abriendo Caminos/…

Francis Cucinotta (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) received a five-year, $3.02 million RO1 grant from the National Cancer Institute for a project titled “Biophysical Description of Age and Dose Dependent Changes to Dendritic Morphology that Impact Cognition following Radiation Cancer Therapy.” The project includes work being conducted at…

David Baird (Architecture) recently won the Gold Rose Design Award from the Baton Rouge American Institute of Architects for an office renovation/addition completed this summer. About the project: This project is situated in the Historic Old South Baton Rouge neighborhood once referred to as the “bottoms” — the area strategically located between…