Jenna Weglarz-Ward (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) was re-appointed by the governor to the Part C Interagency Coordinating Council to serve as the higher education representative for the state. This council provides guidance to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part C programs that provide early…

Dieu-My Tran (Nursing) was accepted into the inaugural cohort of the UNLV Leadership Experience (LE), a new program to foster and grow campus leaders through mentorship, skill building, and promoting core values.

Jesse Barnes (Public Policy & Leadership), Anjala Krishen (Marketing & International Business), and Han-fen Hu (Management, Entrepreneurship, & Technology) recently had their paper, "Untapped Knowledge about Water Reuse: the Roles of Direct and Indirect Educational Messaging," published in Water Resources Management. This study…

Howard R. D. Gordon (Teaching and Learning) recently was invited to Utah State University as a scholar lecture for the department of Applied Sciences, Technology and Education in the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences. His lecture, "Career Technical Education Legislation: Impact on Today's Multigenerational Workforce," was attended by…

David Fott (Political Science) has received a research grant of $5,000 from the Institute for Humane Studies. He is writing a book on Cicero, Hume, and the future of liberal democracy.

Dr. Joshua J. Goldman (Medicine) penned the cover story for the most recent issue of Vegas Inc., HealthCare Quarterly. The article, "Body Positivity in a Modern Perfectionist World," touches on the history of beauty, the role of plastic surgery in the body-positive movement and in self-care, the impact of social media on self-image, and the basics…

Qiang Zhu (Physics and Astronomy) has been honored by the U.S. Department of Energy's office of science with an Early Career Research Program Award for his proposal "Data-driven Discovery of Inorganic Electrides for Energy Applications." He is one of 83 scientists recognized nationwide. This award, now in its 12th year, is designed to bolster the…

Marina Garber-Colacicchi (World Languages and Cultures) has had a selection of poetry, "The Rest is Silence," published in The Text magazine, Germany. The poetry is written in Russian.

Jennifer Kawi (Nursing), as a member of the board of the state office of minority health and equity (NOMHE), was part of an AAPI listening session titled “Fatigued & Taxed: A Listening Session about the Strain and Expectations Facing Asian American and Pacific Islander Healthcare Professionals.” The session, which took place…