The UNLV Greenspun College of Urban Affairs hosted an award and scholarship ceremony on April 26, 2023. The following individuals received Faculty in Excellence Awards. Excellence in Teaching Award - Lawrence Mullen, School of Public Policy and Leadership   Excellence in Research Award - Nicholas Barr, School of Social Work …

Jennifer Byrnes and Taylor Flaherty (both Anthropology) along with Antonella Maddalena, published an article titled, "Misgendering a transgender woman using FORDISC 3.1: A case study perspective," in Forensic Science International: Synergy. This case study provides insight into the limitations of forensic methods in…

Dr. Robin Weltman (Dental) co-authored “Preclinical teaching of periodontal surgical concepts using common instructional models: A comparative assessment,” which published online ahead of print June 2 in the Journal of Dental Education. The study evaluated and compared the effectiveness of two preclinical instructional surgical models:…

Marta Soligo (UNLV Office of Economic Development) was interviewed by the Italian gambling-related magazine GiocoNews. The interview centered around casino tourism, with Soligo exploring topics such film-induced tourism and the diversification of the tourism economy in Southern Nevada. Moreover, Soligo was asked to talk about gambling studies…

Ph.D. student Dongwon Yun and associate professor Cass Shum (both Hospitality) recently published a paper titled, "An attribution account of the effects of leaders’ gender and abusive supervision on employee insubordination," in the International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management. This paper seeks to understand the use of the common…

Kara Christensen Pacella (Psychology) and colleagues at the University of Kansas published an article in Eating Behaviors, "Prospectively predicting naturalistic exposure to fitspiration and thinspiration in young women with disordered eating by leveraging an ecological momentary assessment design." This is the first publication from Christensen…

Tommy Gugino (Law) and Musa Pam (Facilities) celebrated their graduation from the Leadership Henderson program over the weekend.  Leadership Henderson is a 10-month program, put on by the Henderson Chamber of Commerce Foundation, that educates and empowers professional in the community to build and maintain a strong network of community…

Students and faculty from the Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences department recently published a manuscript. Clinton Gardner (MS Kinesiology), Bryson Carrier (IHS PhD), Charli Aguilar (faculty, Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) and Jorge Perdomo Rodriguez (Kinesiology undergraduate program) published a manuscript titled, "Training Impulse…

David G. Schwartz (Ombuds) recently published a post on From the Ombuds, the official blog of UNLV's ombuds office. The brief post explains exactly what happens when people visit him to talk in the ombuds office. By demystifying the process, he hopes that more people feel empowered to use the office. For more information about the ombuds…