Ann M. Vuong (Environmental and Occupational Health) recently co-authored a study on "Organophosphate Esters in a Cohort of Pregnant Women: Variability and Predictors of Exposure" that appears in the journal Environmental Research. This study highlights the need to collect multiple urine samples during pregnancy to define exposure patterns…

Lisa Davis (Business) recently received the 2019 Senior Administrative Faculty Award, an award voted on by the Lee Business School faculty and staff. The award is presented annually to an administrative faculty member who has worked within the business school for five or more years and models behavior including a positive and…

Christina Miskey (Libraries) has been awarded an Administrative Faculty Professional Development Grant by the office of faculty affairs. This competitive grant is given to administrative faculty to focus on professional development efforts as part of the Top Tier initiative. She will use the funds received to assist with attending the 2020 ALA…

UNLV Jazz Ensemble I, UNLV Honors Jazz Trio, and director Dave Loeb (all Music) have been invited to perform in the 63rd Monterey Jazz Festival in California in September. The Monterey Jazz Festival is the oldest consecutive running jazz festival and one of the most prestigious jazz events in the world. This will be the third appearance…

Molly Marks (Engineering) was recognized by the Nevada Society of Professional Engineers with the Ramona Lesley Dedicated Service Award for her commitment to the engineering community over the past five years in Southern Nevada. As director of special events, Marks is the point person for several events that engage K-12 students in engineering and…

Benjamin Morse (Journalism and Media Studies) presented "Marvel and Morality: An 80-Year Evolution" at the Far West Popular and American Culture Association's annual conference earlier this month in Las Vegas. He explained how morality played a role in the success of Marvel Comics through the decades. Morse is a former editorial director of…

Honghui Deng (Management, Entrepreneurship & Technology) presented "International Trade: The Current Chinese Trade Environment and its Impact on Business" at the Global Information Partners Information Management Forum CIO Spring Roundtable earlier this month in Las Vegas. The forum is a vendor-free, enterprise-wide membership for IT…

Kate Korgan (Graduate College) recently represented UNLV at two Salesforce conferences. In November, she presented at Salesforce’s annual Dreamforce conference, the world’s largest software conference. Her session, titled CRM for Graduate Admissions: Your Key to Student and Faculty Success, focused on the Graduate College’s deployment of…

Emily Budd (Art) is one of 47 artists from 24 states being featured in Eros & Thanatos, a national juried exhibition, at the Burkham Gallery in Flint, Michigan. Eros, Greek god of love and sex, and Thanatos, the personification of death, have been used throughout western culture to symbolize the driving forces of life, love, sexuality,…