Karen Harry (Anthropology) co-edited the book Life Beyond the Boundaries: Constructing Identity in Edge Regions of the North American Southwest, which recently was published by the University Press of Colorado.

Lynn Comella (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) has been elected co-chair of the Society for Cinema and Media Studies Adult Film History Scholarly Interest Group. Her three year term begins in July. She is an associate professor of gender and sexuality studies.

Jay Tan (Nursing) received recognition from the mayor of Cebu City, Philippines, as an Outstanding Cebuano during the city’s Charter Day Testimonial Dinner. The city of Cebu recognizes individuals and institutions who display exemplary behavior, extraordinary heroism, bravery, and selflessness in defense of moral principles. Tan earned the honor…

School of Dental Medicine and the Military & Veteran Services Center received the $10,000 first-place prize in the NV Energy Foundation’s “Power of Good Giveaway” competition. More than 110 nonprofits statewide that support active duty military or military veterans participated in the contest. Nevada residents voted to determine the top three…

Musiette McKinney (CAEO) has been selected by the Women's Basketball Hall Of Fame to be recognized with her former team, the San Francisco Pioneers, and the entire WBL, Women's Professional Basketball League. It was the first professional league for women from 1978-81. Plans are to celebrate these women as "Trailblazers of the Game."…

Shawn McCoy (Economics) has been accepted to the 2018 Lincoln Institute Scholars Program. As part of this, he will be associated with the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and participate in a program in May with other selected Ph.D.s in public finance or urban economics from all over the country. He also will have an opportunity to…

Gabriele Wulf (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) received a Distinguished Scholar Award from the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity. The award recognizes her outstanding achievement in her scientific career. The award is given to individuals who have consistently contributed high-quality scholarship that has…

Jesús Galindo, Manuel Rodríguez and Lizette Arellano (all World Languages and Cultures) presented, respectively, the papers “El homosexual y el revolucionario en El beso de la mujer araña,” “Niebla: La voz masculina y sus interlocutoras femeninas,” and “El vencimiento del hombre blanco por la mujer negra en Maldito amor de Rosario Ferre” at the…

Esther Herrera (Urban Affairs) and Kevin McVay (Sciences) presented a poster at the 2018 National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) Region 9 Conference in Santa Rosa, California. It was titled, "You Are Graduating Soon. Now What?" Their presentation focused on graduation being an exciting time for many students; however, it can also be…