Dr. Buddha Dawn (Medicine) has been awarded a four-year, $2,127,634 National Institutes of Health R01 grant to study the effectiveness of using pre-treated stem cells to repair damaged heart tissue after heart attacks. In addition to generating novel molecular insights into adult stem cell biology, the results of this study may potentially lead to…
Hasan Deniz (Teaching and Learning) received the 2024-2025 Nevada STEM Advocate of the Year Award. The award recipient is selected by the Governor’s Office of Science, Innovation and Technology (OSIT) and the Regional STEM Networks to increase awareness of high-quality STEM education in Nevada.
Annually, each Regional STEM Network in…
Howard R. D. Gordon (Teaching and Learning) co-authored a textbook, Instructional Strategies for Career and Technical Educators, published by the Association for Career and Technical Education.
Howard R. D. Gordon (Teaching and Learning) co-authored a textbook, Curriculum Development & Design in Career & Technical Education, which was published by the Association for Career and Technical Education.
Howard R. D. Gordon (Teaching and Learning) co-authored an article "Responding to Change," in the Techniques, the flagship journal for Career and Technical Education.
Doctoral candidate Monica Hernandez-Johnson and Lisa Bendixen (both Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) have been published in the Journal of Mixed Methods Research.
Hernández-Johnson, M. J., & Bendixen, L. D. (2024). Critical Mixed Methods: The Imperative for Critical Inquiry and Reflexivity in Research. Journal of…
Amber Krushas (Criminal Justice) published an article, "Exploring Consequences of Sex Trafficking Victimization Among Individuals with and without Disabilities," in the Journal of Human Trafficking. This article used data from a national survey administered to adults in the general population to explore the physical, emotional/psychological,…
After years of building a career at a large accounting firm, Gloribert Roque-Melendez planned an early retirement. Guest lecturing at UNLV gave her an unexpected reason to change course.