Notable: Shawn McCoy and Nicholas Irwin
Shawn McCoy (Economics; Lied Center for Real Estate) and Nicholas Irwin (Economics) were both recently interviewed by the Las Vegas Sun about their recent research article studying residential development in the aftermath of wildfires.
Honors: Yuko Shinozaki
Yuko Shinozaki (Libraries) is the winner of the Libraries Classified Staff of the Year Award. She was nominated for her exceptional customer service and dedication to leading the Libraries' Document Delivery and Interlibrary Loan unit.
Published: David G. Schwartz
David G. Schwartz (Ombuds) recently published a post on From the Ombuds, the official blog of UNLV's ombuds office. This week's column, "Why Do We Have an Ombuds, Anyway?," explores the origins of the ombuds profession and how universities have, over the past 50 years, increasingly turned to ombuds.
For more information about the…
Presentation: Brian Labus, Casey Barber
Brian Labus and Casey Barber (both Epidemiology and Biostatistics) presented a talk titled, "Everybody poops: the basics of wastewater surveillance and how it can provide an unbiased insight into infectious disease transmission in the community," during the 2023 Nevada Environmental Health Association & Nevada Food Safety Task Force Joint…
Published: Syed Saquib, Paul Chestovich, Carmen Flores, Joseph Carroll, Douglas Fraser, Jessica Tullington & Kavita Batra
Syed Saquib, Paul Chestovich, Carmen Flores, Joseph Carroll, Douglas Fraser, Jessica Tullington, and Kavita Batra (all Medicine) published an abstract for their study, "The Role of Body Mass Index in Hospitalized Burn Patients," in the Journal of Burn Care & Research. These findings were also presented at the 2023 Annual Conference of the…
Published: Nikki E. Bennett, Suzanna Soto, Jhobany Nicolas-Serrano, Peter B. Gray
Nikki E. Bennett, Suzanna Soto, Jhobany Nicolas-Serrano, and Peter B. Gray (all Anthropology) published their study titled, "Dog guardians and genetic testing: Survey textbox responses & human-animal bond influences," in CABI International: Human-Animal Interactions. This project is a part of Bennett's Ph.D. research in which…
Presentation: Hikmet Loe
Hikmet Loe (Art) participated in “Finding the Flow: A Virtual Symposium Considering Art and Water,” a public presentation by Southwest Contemporary in partnership with SITE Santa Fe on May 16, 2023, sharing information from her article "Viewing the Colorado River: Between Art and Actuality," published online and in print by Southwest Contemporary.
Published: Hannah Nemec, Abigail Cheng, Paul Chestovich, Syed Saquib, Douglas Fraser, Carmen Flores, Joshua Ho, Kavita Batra
Hannah Nemec, Abigail Cheng, Paul Chestovich, Syed Saquib, Douglas Fraser, Carmen Flores, Joshua Ho, and Kavita Batra (Medicine) published an abstract for their study, "Assessing the Impact of Prone Positioning Among Adult Burn Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome," in the Journal of Burn Care & Research. These findings were also…
Published: Jacob D. Skousen
Jacob D. Skousen (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) and R. Karlene McCormick-Lee published a chapter in the second edition of Funding Public Schools in the United States, Indian Country, and U.S. Territories. The chapter focused on the state of Nevada and the public school funding mechanisms.
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