Published: Takashi Yamashita, Erick B. López , Marta Soligo, and Jennifer Keene
Takashi Yamashita, Erick B. López, Marta Soligo, and Jennifer R. Keene (all Sociology) published an article in Adult Education Quarterly titled "Older Lifelong Learners’ Motivations for Participating in Formal Volunteer Activities in Urban Communities."
Honors: Huiling Rojas
Huiling Rojas (Registrar) has been named the Administrative Faculty of the Month for December. Her outstanding accomplishment cannot be summarized by a single project or event that benefited the department or university, according to Peter Kim, senior associate registrar. It is something much greater and intangible, yet much more significant and…
Honors: UNLV
UNLV recently was notified that it was honored by the Corporation for National and Community Service with placement on the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for 2015. The university received its award in the "general" category for an array of service initiatives, including the Engelstad Scholars program, America Reads, and…
Grant: Nada Lukkahatai, Du Feng, and James Navalta
Nada Lukkahatai, Du Feng (both Nursing), and James Navalta (Allied Health Sciences) received a $24,000 research grant from the Oncology Nursing Society Foundation for the study “Effect of Exercise on Cancer Related Fatigue, Heat Shock Protein, and Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factors.” The UNLV Center for Biobehavioral Interdisciplinary Science in…
Honors: Sue Ochoa
Sue Ochoa (Registrar) has been named Classified Employee of the Month for December. A seven-year employee of the registrar's office, she is able to publish the commencement program, ensure students can order their caps and gowns, allow students to have their name cards prior to walking across the graduation stage, and have any other barriers to…
Honors: James Busser
James Busser (Hotel) was honored with the 2017 Founder's Award at the 22nd annual Graduate Education and Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality and Tourism in Houston in January.
The Founder's Award recognizes one world-class scholar in the field of hospitality and tourism for his or her significant contributions in research,…
Published: Danny Young, Sheniz Moonie, and Tim Bungham
Danny Young (Physical Therapy), Sheniz Moonie, and Tim Bungham (both Community Health Sciences) co-authored “Cross-Sectional Examination of Patient and Therapist Factors Affecting Participation in Physical Therapy in Acute Care Hospital Settings,” which appeared in the January issue of Physical Therapy Journal and again in the PT in Motion…
Published: Takashi Yamashita, Erick López, Marta Soligo and Jennifer Keene
Takashi Yamashita, Erick López, Marta Soligo, and Jennifer Keene (all Sociology) and graduate students in the department collaborated with the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at UNLV, and conducted a project on the attitudes toward volunteering among the OLLI participants. The results have been published in the article "Older Lifelong…
Published: Andrew Thomas Reyes
Andrew Thomas Reyes (Nursing) co-authored “Asian American Women's Resilience: An Integrative Review,” which explores the current state of knowledge regarding the resilience of Asian American women. The article was published in the December issue of the Asian/Pacific Island Nursing Journal.
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