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Presentation: Jenna Weglarz-Ward
Associate professor Jenna Weglarz-Ward (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) presented three sessions at the recent Nevada Association for the Education of Young Children (NevAEYC) and Division for Early Childhood (NVDEC) annual conference. Her sessions centered around supporting young children with disabilities and their families…
Presentation: Asma Awan, Timothy Grigsby, Christopher Johansen, Chia-Liang Dai, Manoj Sharma
Asma Awan, Timothy Grigsby, and  Christopher Johansen, (all Social and Behavioral Health), Chia-Liang Dai (Teaching and Learning), and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health and Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine) presented a poster titled, "Explaining the Correlates of the Multi-Theory Model (MTM) of Health Behavior Change in Visual…
Presentation: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine
Noehealani Antolin, Selam Ayele, Blessing Imade, Ana L. Reyes, Kavita Batra, and Deborah A. Kuhls (all Medicine) presented a poster titled, “Risky Driving and Mental Health Among U.S. Veterans: A Rapid Review to Inform Injury and Disability Prevention,” at the North Las Vegas VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System’s 100 Years of VA Research…
Honors: Andrew Thomas Reyes, Sigrid Barrett
Sigrid Barrett and Andrew Thomas Reyes (both Nursing) have been honored with the prestigious Tanglaw Awards by the Philippine Nurses Association of Nevada. At the awards ceremony held on Saturday, May 10, 2025, Barrett received the Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of her exceptional career and lasting contributions to the field of nursing…
Published: Cassaundra Rodriguez
Cassaundra Rodriguez (Sociology) published a paper in Ethnic and Racial Studies titled, "The Affective Bargain: How the Latino Children of Immigrants Create Joy, Love, and Pride Through Mariachi.”
Notable: UNLV PRACTICE Institute of Mental & Behavioral Health
  On May 10, UNLV PRACTICE Institute of Mental & Behavioral Health launched its Institute’s Continuing Education (CE) program with the inaugural session of Science in Practice: A Treatment Skills Series, underscoring our commitment to being a leading mental health resource and disseminator of best practices. The institute welcomed…
Published: Nachman Gutowski
Nachman Gutowski (Law) co-authored a new white paper titled, "Beyond NextGen UBE: A Blueprint for Michigan's Independent Bar Licensing Model."
Appointment/Election: Cameron Coleman
Cameron Coleman (Teaching and Learning) was asked to serve as a Founding Board Member for Citizens of the World Charter Schools - Las Vegas.
Published: Madeleine Purcell Corbett
Madeleine Purcell Corbett (School Psychology) published "Five Lessons From My First Year of Training" in the most recent issue of National Association of School Psychology (NASP) Communique. 

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