Helen Wing (Life Sciences) is serving as a special editor of an issue of the journal Genes that focuses on "Virulence Gene Regulation in Bacteria." As special editor, Wing is responsible for:   Preparing a brief introduction of this special issue. Making decisions on the manuscripts based on the articles received.…

Reimund Serafica (Nursing) presented “Physical Function, Quality of Life, Acculturation, and Anthropometric Measurements among Filipino Americans with Hypertension” during the 2016 State of the Science Congress on Nursing Research held in Washington, D.C. Alona Angosta (Nursing) was the co-investigator on the study.

Georgiann Davis (Sociology) delivered a keynote address at the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom during a multidisciplinary international symposium titled "After the Recognition of Intersex Human Rights."

Emilio “Louie” Puentedura (Physical Therapy) co-presented "How to Manage Spine Injuries" during the 60th Western Occupational Health Conference held in September. The presentation provided a review of relevant anatomy and discussed injury mechanisms and examination techniques, clinic-based treatments, and referral guidelines to help…

The Center for Academic Enrichment and Outreach (CAEO) received funding for its Title III Asian American Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISI) proposal. Thus, for the next five years (2016-17 to 2020-21) The Center will be home to another Title III AANAPISI project. This new project annually serves 180 UNLV…

Jay Shen and Chris Cochran (both Health Care Administration and Policy) recently published an article, “Unemployment Rate, Smoking in China: Are They Related?” in the International  Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health with professor Qing Wang from School of Business in Dalian University of Technology in …

Allen Gibbs (Life Sciences) published An Experimental Evolution Test of the Melanism-Desiccation Hypothesis in Insects in PLoS One. This study challenges a long-standing idea in insect physiology, that darker insects will survive better in drier conditions. Co-authors included Subhash Rajpurohit, a former post-doctoral researcher in the Gibbs lab…

Nancy Rapoport (President's Office and Law School) presented "Law Firm Incentives, Default Rules and Ethics" on Sept. 21 at the Texas A&M University School of Law. 

The Department of Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences received confirmation that all spring 2016 graduates from the nuclear medicine program passed both national registry examinations on their first attempts. Students excelled in areas of patient care, radiation safety and protection, and radiation biology. The nuclear medicine program has…