Sadia Shaukat (Teaching and Learning) as a Fulbright Scholar from College of Education presented her paper on “Teachers’ Technostress, Work Family Conflict and Life Satisfaction while Working from Home during COVID-19” at the Association of Teacher Educators Annual Conference in Chicago earlier this month. She presented the findings of her…

Susanna Phillips Newbury (Art) reviewed the Nevada Museum of Art's fall exhibition "Land Art: Expanding the Atlas." The first of a yearlong series of shows on art and environment, "Land Art" identified new pathways in assessing social engagement and dispossession in landscape studies not only in the U.S. West, but also across the world.

Nicholas Irwin (Economics) recently was presented with the 2022 Stough-Johansson Springer Award for the best paper presented by an early-career scholar at the 61st Annual Meeting of the Western Regional Science Association.The paper was "Is it Really Bridging the Gap? Fiber Internet's Impact on Housing Values and Homebuyer Demographics" and is co-…

LeAnne Salazar Montoya (Educational Psychology and Higher Education) was in the first class of superintendents and other administrators to successfully complete the Aspiring Superintendents Academy for Latino and Latina Leaders. Members of the academy were involved in a yearlong professional learning experience involving a blend of theory and…

Ozgur Ozdemir (Hospitality) recently published an article, "Top Management Team Gender Diversity and Firm Risk-taking in the Hospitality Industry," in International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management. He co-authored this study with Ezgi Erkmen from Bogazici University in Istanbul. 

Kevin Stoker (Journalism and Media Studies, Communication Studies) recently published "Journalism with the Voice of Authority: The Rise of Interpretive Reporting at The New York Times, 1918-1933" in the academic journal Journalism. The article ties the emergence of interpretive reporting to coverage of Washington, foreign correspondence,…

Brittani Sterling (Libraries) has been selected as a Fellow for the Association of Research Libraries Leadership and Career Development Program (LCDP) for 2022-23. The LCDP is a year-long experience that prepares mid-career librarians from historically underrepresented racial and ethnic groups to take on leadership roles in their careers and in…

Amanda Melilli (Libraries) has been named chair of the American Library Association's 2023 Rainbow Booklist committee, charged with creating a national booklist of the best LGBTQIA+ books for young people. She is head of the Teacher Development & Resources Library.

David G. Schwartz (Ombuds) recently published a post on From the Ombuds answering a common question: How can you best document a conflict or harassing behavior?  Drawing on the work of longtime ombuds Mary Rowe, referencing specific UNLV policy, and offering a pop culture example, it is hoped that this post will help people who are…