Dallas Leong (Accounting), Emi Leong (Entertainment Engineering and Design), and Matthew Dobbs (Journalism and Media Studies) will be traveling to Dallas this week with the UNLV Bowling Club for the sectional bowling competition. Dallas Leong, a senior, now is ranked #2 in the nation by the United States Bowling Congress. Emi Leong, a junior, is…

Susan Byrne (World Languages and Cultures) has published an article titled “La Armonía Neoplatónica en ‘A Francisco de Salinas’ de Fray Luis de León.” The article, a study of Neoplatonic imagery incorporated into the poem, has been published by the Universidade da Coruña, in a volume of collected essays in honor of City University…

John O. Olawepo and L.-W. Antony Chen (both Environmental and Occupational Health) recently published an article on the "Health Benefits from Upgrading Public Buses for Cleaner Air: A Case Study of Clark County, Nevada and the United States." As the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) has been transitioning from diesel to…

Heidi Shelton (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) presented “Digital Radiography: When the Safety of Low Dose Radiation Creates Sloppiness” during the Association of Collegiate Educators in Radiologic Technology annual conference. The lecture identified poor practices that increase radiation exposure to technologists and patients, addressed…

Amanda Haboush-Deloye (Nevada Institute for Children's Research and Policy) recently co-authored an article, "Hidden Protections: Identifying Social Norms Associated with Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse, and Neglect," that was published in Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal. The article aimed to increase understanding of cultural norms…

Judd Harbin (Student Affairs Strategic Planning and Assessment) presented as a panelist on a webinar with Nicole Long (University of Delaware), Ciji Anne Heiser (Western Michigan University), and Joe Levy (National Louis University) last month. This webinar, "Assessment Myths: Shattering Misconceptions," addressed common myths…

Donovan Conley (Communication Studies) and Benjamin Burroughs (Journalism and Media Studies) published article, "Black Mirror, Mediated Affect and the Political," for a special issue of Culture, Theory, and Critique devoted to the theme, "Intensities: Affect, Encounter, and Social Change." This publication comes out of a small conference at the…

School Psychology Faculty (Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services) currently are attending and presenting at the 2019 National Association of School Psychologists annual convention in Atlanta. UNLV's program is the only school psychology program offered in Nevada and features a cultural ecological model of training.  

Emily Lapworth, Sarah Jones, and Marina Georgieva (all Libraries) were published in the Journal of Contemporary Archival Studies. The article, "Microfilm, Manuscripts, and Photographs: A Case Study Comparing Three Large-Scale Digitization Projects," is a case study comparing three large-scale digitization project undertake by the University…