Kenneth Izuora (Medicine), Gayle Allenback, Civon Gewelber, and Michael Neubauer (all Dental Medicine) presented the results from their research at the American Diabetes Association's 79th Scientific Sessions in San Francisco earlier this month. They looked at factors that were associated with having a diagnosis of osteoporosis among…
UNLV Athletics' marketing unit was recognized during the National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators' Best Of Awards at the organization's 28th annual convention in Orlando, Florida, earlier this month. The Rebels' marketing department was awarded the silver medal in the Fan Engagement Video category for its "This is UNLV Athletics…
Nancy Lough (Educational Psychology and Higher Education) led the symposium on the Evolving Business of Women's Sport at the North American Society for Sport Management in New Orleans earlier this month. The symposium included two panels of authors who contributed to Lough's recently published book on the Handbook of the Business of Women's Sport…
Chad L. Cross (Medicine and Public Health) is co-author of a book that recently was translated into Italian, Biostatstica: Concetti di base per l’analisi statistica delle scienze dell’area medico-sanitaria. This is the translation of his 10th international edition of Biostatistics: Basic Concepts and Methodology for the Health Sciences, and…
John Starkey (Business) taught a BUS 103 class during spring semester that raised $5,003 for charity. The money will benefit five organizations chosen by the students The ALS Association - Nevada Chapter JAG Nevada Spread the Word Nevada Critical Care Comics Forget Me Not Animal Sanctuary Students who participated in this semester's fundraising…
William Bauer (History and American Indian Alliance) presented a paper, "Not Dammed Indians: The Dos Rios Dam, the Round Valley Reservation and the History of Indian Removal" at the Historians of the Twentieth Century United States annual conference at John Moores University in Liverpool, England. He discussed how, in the late 1960s, American…
Shawn J. McCoy and Nicholas B. Irwin (Economics) presented a paper at the Association of Environmental and Resources Economists 2019 Summer Conference. The paper, "Wildfire Risk, Salience and Housing Development in the Wildland-Urban Interface," examines the linkages between wildfire risk saliency and the rate of residential development in…
Rachell A. Ekroos (Nursing) and Sarah E. Shannon of Montana State University's College of Nursing are the authors of an article, "Forensic Medical Examinations: Imagining Justice," that has been selected as the Editor's Choice for the April/June issue of the Journal of Forensic Nursing. They explore the underlying assumptions that may contribute…
Rian Satterwhite (Service Learning and Leadership) was invited to and participated in the National Summit on Leadership Education and Student Development Partnerships, held at the University of Maryland earlier this month. With funding from the C. Charles Jackson Foundation and the National Clearinghouse for Leadership Programs, the…

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