David G. Schwartz (Ombuds Office) recently published a new Informed Informality (his blog) post about the subtle power of appreciation. It draws on Mary Rowe's idea of microaffirmations and includes some hands-on knowledge garnered from my recent workshops for incoming students.  For more information about the Ombuds Office or to make an…

Kenneth Izuora (Medicine) presented at a plenary session of the National Adult and Influenza Immunization Summit held in Atlanta, GA on August 16. The presentation titled Process and Pearls for Successful Adult Vaccination Workflow Improvement in an Endocrinology Clinic described the approach taken by the UNLV Health quality improvement…

Dr. Allison McNickle and Dr. Shirong Chang (both Medicine), along with collaborators from University Medical Center published an article, "A Pediatric Brain Injury Guideline Allows Safe Management of Traumatic Brain Injuries by Trauma Surgeons" in the Journal of Pediatric Surgery.

Kathy Callahan (World Languages and Cultures, German Studies) received a grant from the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany for its “Germany on Campus” initiative. The grant will be used to showcase academic and economic partnerships between Germany, Nevada and UNLV through a series of events to be held October 8-10. The upcoming events…

Ju-Yeon Jo and Yoohwan Kim (both Computer Science) have received a seventh year of funding for the UNLV GenCyber Camp sponsored jointly by the National Security Agency and National Science Foundation. GenCyber Camp is a hands-on cybersecurity summer camp for high school and middle school students in Southern Nevada with the goals of helping…

Howard R. D. Gordon (Teaching and Learning) co-authored an article, "Examining the Completeness of Industry and Occupation Data Among Patients Newly Diagnosed with Cancer in North Carolina," in North Carolina Medical Journal.

Susie Skarl and Amanda Slater (both Libraries) co-authored an article, "Library Workers and Disabilities: An Annotated Bibliography," in Codex: The Journal of the Louisiana Chapter of the ACRL. The article highlights the key journal articles and book chapters that have been published internationally between 2011-2022 to offer…

Bailey M Way, Todd Jennings, & Shane Kraus Members of the (all Psychology) recently published several works.  The first paper, "Age Verification to Access Online Pornography: An Unproven Strategy With Untested Repercussions" was published in Sex Offender Law Report.  The second paper "Evaluating the factor structure and…

The Canadian Court of Appeals cited Legal Persuasion: A Rhetorical Approach to the Science by Linda Berger and Kathy Stanchi (Law) in its opinion in King v. Prasad (2024).