June 8, 2023
John M. Bowers (English) had his article, "Durin's Stone, Ruthwell Cross, and Dream of the Rood," accepted for publication in volume 20 of Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review.
June 8, 2023
Jason Flatt (Social and Behavioral Health) co-wrote a commentary in Nature Mental Health on “Advancing equity in Alzheimer’s disease and mental health research for LGBTQIA+ older adults.” They highlight current gaps in research and provide an overview of the new measures being recommended for collecting gender identity, sex assigned at birth,…
June 8, 2023
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) co-authored an editorial titled, “Spirituality in the Workplace,” published in Frontiers in Psychology (Impact factor 4.232). The editorial discusses the benefits of spirituality-based programs in the workplace and advocates for theory-based (evidence-based) approaches in the…
June 7, 2023
Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) was a co-presenter on a virtual panel titled, "Mexican Philosophy," which was organized by The Philosopher, the UK's longest-running public philosophy magazine.
June 7, 2023
Amanda Koziura (Libraries) presented "Don't do more with less: Building a new department with an eye toward sustainability" at the 2023 Conference on Academic Library Management(CALM). Koziura is an associate professor and head of the Scholarly Communication and Data Services department in the Libraries.
June 7, 2023
Clariana Vitória Ramos de Oliveira (Nursing) published a paper, "Is family social exclusion associated with child motor and socioemotional development delay? A cross-sectional exploratory study,” in Nursing Open. This study found a strong association between family social exclusion and delays in children's motor and socio-emotional development.…
June 7, 2023
Sarah Gonzales (Law) served on the Law School Admission Council's Annual Meeting Work Group coordinating conference sessions on non-JD programs for the premier educational event serving the law school admission community. This year-long commitment concluded this weekend with the annual meeting in San Diego, California, on May 31-June 3. She…
June 7, 2023
Aidy Weeks (School of Medicine Library) is a recipient of the Medical Library Association's 2023 President's Award. Weeks, with co-recipients Jamia Williams and Stephanie Clare Roth, were selected for the award for their work penning an open letter to the National Library of Medicine in the National Institutes of Health calling for changes to the…
June 7, 2023
Professors Ross P. Berkeley, MD, and David Slattery (both Emergency Medicine) recently published a manuscript titled, "Nonfatal Injuries Sustained in Mass Shootings in the US, 2012-2019: Injury Diagnosis Matrix, Incident Context, and Public Health Considerations," in the peer-reviewed Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. Utilizing data from 31…

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