Dr. David Cappelli (Dental) accepted to serve as director-elect for the American Board of Dental Public Health, which certifies candidates for diplomate status, and is to receive the President’s Award from the American Association of Public Health Dentistry for his contribution to dental public health education. 

Cyndi Shein, Sarah Jones, Tammi Kim and Karla Irwin (all Special Collections and Archives) recently published a paper in the Journal of Western Archives. "Balancing the Art and Science of Archival Processing Metrics and Assessment" demonstrates how metrics are used to support value propositions, project proposals, project management, and…

Nadia Pomirleanu (Marketing & International Business) recently published an article in Psychology & Marketing journal. The paper draws on the theory of embodied cognition to argue that sensory imagery and consumer recall of past experiences of sour tastes trigger facial muscle activation, which in turn leads to temptation…

Ivan Sandoval-Cervantes (Anthropology) published "En Busca del Bienestar Animal en Ciudad Juárez: Dos Manifestaciones del Animalismo" in Cuadernos Fronterizos, a quarterly academic journal published by the Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. 

Amy Tureen and Starr Hoffman (Libraries) are co-authors on an article, "Virtual Cohorts: Peer Support and Problem-solving at a Distance," published in College & Research Libraries News. The article was co-authored with Erick Lemon, Medical University of South Carolina Libraries; Joyce Martin, Arizona State University…

Natalie Johns (Biochemistry) was recognized for an abstract that she submitted to the American Society of Radiation Oncologists (ASTRO). A senior, Johns was selected to present her work, "Comics for Pediatric Oncology Patients & Families: Education & Empowerment," at the annual meeting in October in Miami. The abstract…

Nicole Hudson (Online Education) facilitated the discussion, "Best Practices to Start a Movement - New leader - New Initiatives," at the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) virtual conference, OLC Ideate. This discussion highlighted the efforts of partnership at UNLV and specifically the office of online education, community of practice, which…

Brett Levner (Film) received the 2020 CSUN Faculty Achievement Award for the College of Fine Arts. The award recognizes faculty members for outstanding dedication to students through advising, classroom instruction, mentorship, or special events.

Jason Longhurst and co-authors Morgan Wise, Daniel Krist, Caitlin Moreland, Jon Basterrechea, and Merrill Landers (all Kinesiology and Physical Therapy) recently published an article, “Brain Volumes and Dual-task Performance Correlates Among Individuals with Cognitive Impairment: A Retrospective Analysis,” which will be published soon in the…