The City of Las Vegas purchased artworks from instructors Tim Bavington, Erik Beehn, Krystal Ramirez, and Sean Slattery (all Art) for the new Las Vegas City Civic Center Building and Plaza. Of the 18 new acquisitions, 11 were created by artists with ties to UNLV as instructors and alumni.

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) was recognized for his new book, "Introspective meditations for complete contentment (Santosha), 2nd. ed." through publication of a review in the prestigious, Italian Journal of Psychology and Occupational Health. The book provides a roadmap for applying one's own cognitive power to…

Howard R. D. Gordon (Teaching and Learning) recently was invited to Utah State University as keynote speaker for the Department of Applied Sciences, Technology and Education in the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences. His presentation, "Maximizing Response Rates in Surveys," was attended by doctoral students in career and technical…

The Web and Digital Strategy team won a Gold Award for Microsites for the UNLV Strong website in the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education's 2024 Circle of Excellence Competition. The judges noted, "This entry is an outstanding example of how to use digital tools in a crisis. The team acted quickly, built a clean and accessible…

As part of its community engagement initiatives, the UNLV Writing Center is piloting a workshop series this summer with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada. On Monday, June 30, Miranda Hannasch and Kelly Stith from the Writing Center held a workshop at the Donald W. Reynolds Clubhouse, teaching high school participants in the Leaders-In-…

The Division of Integrated Marketing & Branding won a Bronze Award in Change Management for its Rebel Recovery crisis communications efforts in the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education's 2024 Circle of Excellence Competition. One judge noted, "May none of our institutions need this toolkit. And may all of us be comforted…

A collection of stories by Francis McCabe and Beth DeBouck (both Integrated Marketing & Branding), Afsha Bawany (Urban Affairs), and Natalie Bruzda (Engineering) won a Gold Award in News/Feature Writing in the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education's 2024 Circle of Excellence Competition. The collection related to…

Maria Aladjova (Health Sciences) has been selected for two highly competitive Emerging Leader Programs, the Western Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (WACES) Emerging Leaders Program and the Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling (AARC) Emerging Leaders Program. These prestigious programs identify and support…

Niki Fullmer (Libraries) and Carrieann Cahall (English) presented "Creating Inclusive Library Spaces: Strategies for Implementing Sensory-Inclusive Programs and Resources" at the 2025 American Library Association Conference and Exhibition. The presentation explored how academic libraries can better support students with sensory processing…