Barb Brents (Sociology) was interviewed by ABC News for a story titled "Sex Workers Speak Out After Giuliani Slams Stormy Daniels."

John Mercer and Tedd Girouard (both Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) spoke during a podcast hosted by FLO Cycling about becoming a better cyclist. Both shared information about how using laboratory technology such as VO2Max tests and blood lactate testing can improve a cyclist’s performance. The podcast aired during May.

Karl Kingsley (Dental) gave an oral presentation titled "miR-365 and miR-720 Expression in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinomas" at the World Congress on Dental and Oral Health in Copenhagen, Denmark, earlier this month. 

Xan Goodman (Libraries) recently received the 2018 Ysabel Bertolucci Award for Professional Excellence from the Northern California and Nevada Medical Library Group (NCNMLG).  Goodman is a member of the Academy of Health Information Professionals and a former American Library Association Spectrum Scholar, has served on several…

Reimund Serafica (Nursing), Kelly Webber (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), and Brendan Morris (Electrical and Computer Engineering) received a Faculty Opportunity Award in the collaborative interdisciplinary research category for their project “Food App for Tracking and Identifying Dietary Biculturalism in Southern Nevada,” which will examine…

Ben Van Alstyne, Alexx Martinez, and Michelle Bosinger-Shannon (all Anthropology) recently completed a virtual reality online exhibit for the Lost City Museum. This exhibit showcases 30 three-dimensional, interactive models of artifacts. Van Alstyne is a doctoral student, while Martinez and Bosinger-Shannon are undergraduates.

Erika Engstrom (Communication Studies) presented "Ironic Faith: Shades of Religious Renewal in AMC's The Walking Dead" at the annual conference of the Eastern Communication Association in Pittsburgh in April.  

Marcia Ditmyer (Dental) co-authored “2015 Rhuematology Workforce Study: The Role of Graduate Medical Education in Adult Rheumatology,” which assessed the demographic characteristics and employment trends of new entrants entering the rheumatology workforce and its impact on the supply of rheumatologists during the next 15 years. The article…

Dieu-My Tran (Nursing) received the Nursing Excellence Award from the University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Nursing Alumni Council. The accolade honors an alumni member who has made outstanding achievements in nursing within five years of graduation and demonstrates early accomplishments in one or more of the following areas: nursing…