Michelle Light (Libraries) was selected to participate in Leadership Las Vegas (Class of 2016), Southern Nevada’s prestigious executive development program. She has a decorated 16-year career that includes the University of Michigan School of Information’s 2014 Distinguished Alumni Award and induction as a fellow of the Society of American…

Patricia Cruz, Mark Buttner, and Theresa Trice (all Environmental and Occupational Health) and Katherine Howard (Dental) published an article, "Development of a Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay for the Rapid Detection of the Oral Pathogenic Bacterium, Selenomonas noxia," in the August issue of BMC Oral Health. UNLV master of public health…

Aaron Brown (Public Affairs and Academic Success Center) recently was recognized as an "emerging scholar" by the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA). In November, he will be co-presenting a paper with Jessica Word, (Environmental and Public Affairs) at the ARNOVA conference in Chicago. The paper…

Reimund Serafica, Alona Angosta (both Nursing), and Sheniz Moonie (Environmental and Occupational Health) are the authors of an article, "Measuring Enjoyment of Ballroom Dancing in Filipino Americans Using the Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale," which recently was published in the peer-reviewed publication Asian Pacific Island Nursing Journal.

Denise Murphy, Hobreigh Fischer, (both Police Services), Raegen Pietrucha (Libraries), and Jessica Wilde, who formerly worked for police services, received a Meritorious Unit Citation from the department of police services for their leadership, innovation, teamwork, and dedication in developing and implementing the online registration process for…

Simon Gottschalk (Sociology) is the author of a new book, Inter-face-work: Symbolic Interaction in the Digital Age, which has been published by Kurumuny Edizioni. The rapid colonization of everyday life and consciousness by technologies of computer-mediated communication both multiplies the risks of miscommunication and compromises the…

Frank Alaimo (Office of Information Technology) coordinated the development and installation of a new video wall in the cardio area of the Student Recreation and Wellness Center (SRWC). The new wall implements cutting-edge technology that is beautiful to look at while offering diverse functionality and reduced maintenance costs. It would be an…

Carol Ou and Marilyn Vent (both Libraries) gave a lightning talk in June titled “FAST Headings in the UNLV Libraries Catalog: A Laissez-Faire Approach!” which detailed their approach to managing and supporting FAST (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology) headings in the University Libraries’ catalog. Their talk was one of four accepted as…

Mark Buttner and Patricia Cruz (both Environmental and Occupational Health) received a one-year, $1.2 million award from Nevada department of health and human services to conduct molecular biological environmental monitoring.