Dr. Paul Chestovich, Dr. Allison McNickle, Kathie Velez, Dr. Douglas Fraser, and Dr. Deborah Kuhls (all Medicine) have published an article in the Journal of Surgical Research. Velez is a student.

Dr. Tanya Al-Talib (Dental) has been elected as director-at-large for the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine – an independent, self-designated, nonprofit testing organization of dentists who treat snoring and obstructive sleep apnea with oral appliance therapy. The board’s purpose is to test knowledge and clinical proficiency in dental sleep…

Richard Saladino (Libraries) presented a lightning talk on behalf of himself and co-author Christina Miskey (Libraries) at the Art Libraries Society of North America 2022 Annual Conference. The lightning talk, "Research Impact in the Visual Arts," discussed preliminary results of a recent survey of art faculty and how they demonstrate the impact…

Maria B. Roberts (Education) received a second Incentivizing Pathways to Teaching grant from the Nevada Department of Education to fund tuition and expenses for student teachers in their last semester of student teaching. Students may be eligible for funds between $8,400 to $10,400 each for the semester. The funding received for the spring…

Olivia Cheche (Political Science, Brookings Mountain West, The Lincy Institute), Peter Grema (Economics, Brookings Mountain West, The Lincy Institute), Blanca Peña (Criminal Justice), and Nicole Thomas (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) co-wrote a recent Op-Ed titled, "Students, Taxpayers Once Again Robbed by Higher…

Cory Lampert (Libraries) gave a presentation, "Looking Through the Portal: The Nevada Test Site Oral History Project and Perspectives on Partnership," at the Southwest Oral History Association Annual Conference on April 1. The presentation focused on a project collaboration between digital collections, the UNLV Oral History Research Center, and…

Gregory Schreck (Medicine) recently presented at the 2022 Association of American Medical Colleges Western Group on Educational Affairs regional meeting. His presentation, “A Novel Framework for Teaching Skills Training Through Weekly Learning Issues,” won the Medical Education Scholarship, Research and Evaluation (MESRE) Section Award of…

Johan Bester (Medicine) recently presented at the 2022 Association of American Medical Colleges Western Group on Educational Affairs regional meeting. His presentation, “How to Make Your Students Love Epidemiology,” won the Medical Education Scholarship, Research and Evaluation (MESRE) Section Award of Excellence for best poster in the category of…

Kathleen Thimsen and Paul Thomas Clements (both Nursing) have been appointed as associate editors for the Journal of the Academy of Forensic Nursing.