David Orentlicher (Law) recently discussed, “From the Academy to the Legislature: Translating Health Policy into Law," at the 2021 Annual Health Health Law Professors Conference of the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics.

Billy Bai and Huiying Zhang (both Hospitality), together with Xi Yu Leung, ’12 Ph.D. in Hospitality Administration, are authors of "Destination Sustainability in the Sharing Economy: A Conceptual Framework Applying the Capital Theory Approach" published in Current Issues in Tourism. Based on a layer-by-layer analysis, this study proposes a…

Shaoan Zhang (Teaching and Learning) has been appointed to be the Research Committee chair at the Association of Teacher Educators (ATE). The association's executive president, Alisa Chapman, noted, "This is a crucial leadership role for ATE especially as we begin to implement our newly approved strategic plan." 

Tiffany Lin (Art) has a solo art exhibition, "A Systems Theory," at the Left of Center Gallery through Aug. 7.    

Kristin Hough (Art) is one of two artists featured in "Pinewood Vortex" on exhibit through July 6 in the Windmill Library Art Gallery.

Olivia Cheche (Political Science, Brookings Mountain West, The Lincy Institute) recently had a paper published in the Governance: The Political Science Journal at UNLV. Her paper, "Calls for Accountability: Redefining the Culture of Policing in Las Vegas" explores the culture of policing in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, specifically…

Jennifer Vanderlaan (Nursing) was honored with the W. Newton Long Award for the Advancement of Midwifery. This award honors the memory of Long, a longtime supporter of midwives, midwifery practice, and midwifery research in the diverse settings in which he practiced as an OB/GYN, such as the Indian Health Service, the Johns Hopkins Hospital…

Won-Yong Oh (Management, Entrepreneurship and Technology) and Jinsuh Tark (Business and Hospitality) recently presented the case study, “MGM’s Dilemma: Responsibility vs. Profitability," at the 2021 Annual Conference: Administrative Sciences Association of Canada. Tark is in the dual MBA/Master of Science Hotel Administration program.  

Students in JOUR 439 (Journalism and Media Studies) won the Student Emmy Award for Best Student Program - Sports Program from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences - Pacific Southwest Chapter. The students put together a remote show from Allegiant Stadium, previewing last fall's UNLV football team.