Jason Steffen (Physics and Astronomy) published a book, Hidden in the Heavens, with Princeton University Press. The book is about the NASA Kepler mission, which was instrumental in the discovery of over 5000 planets that orbit distant stars. Steffen was a member of the science team for that mission and was co-chair of one of the working groups.
Carrie Copa (Dental) joined the ACUE's course in Fostering a Culture of Belonging: Cohort D, Fall 2024 by completing the ACUE module on Cultivating an Inclusive Environment and earning a badge certificate.  In ACUE's module Cultivating an Inclusive Environment, faculty, staff, and leaders learn how to build a network of support for…
Brittani Sterling (Libraries) has been selected to attend an Overseas Faculty Development Seminar with the Council of American Overseas Research Centers. This competitive award provides participants with the opportunity to join a fully funded overseas seminar aimed at helping faculty and administrators from U.S. community colleges and minority-…
Samuel Lee and Mehmet Erdem (both Hospitality) have recently published their study, "Exploring the consequences of automation in the post-pandemic era: hotel labor woes," in the journal, Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes. The study provides an overview of challenges and opportunities presented by the increasingly prevalent…
Congratulations to John Mercer, Brooke Kleven, Dana Surwill, Thessa Hilgenkamp, Dustin Clow, Brach Poston, Brian Schilling, James Navalta and Sara Rosenkranz (all Integrated Health Sciences) for having earned the President's Interdisciplinary Challenge Award. Their winning pitch emphasized the critical role of collaboration and data-driven…
Casey Barber (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) presented a talk titled "Novel trend analysis of SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance and COVID-19 case incidence in Southern Nevada" at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association in Minneapolis, Minneapolis, on October 28, 2024. Co-authors included Lung-Chang Chien and Brian Labus…
Asma Awan; Ana Daniela Gonzalez; Md. Sohail Akhter; Refat Srejon; Abena Owusu; Susan Dakwa; Blessing Imade; Salim Dweck; Sidath Kapukotuwa; and Manoj Sharma (all Social and Behavioral Health), presented a talk, "Enhancing health equity from a mixed methods approach of a 3-year process evaluation program to address health disparities in Nevada” at…
Susanna Phillips Newbury (Art) has been appointed to a three-year term on the College Art Association's Professional Practices Committee, beginning February 2025. The Professional Practices Committee responds to specific concerns of the membership in relation to areas such as job placement and recruitment, tenure and promotion procedures,…
Casey Barber and Lung-Chang Chien (both Epidemiology and Biostatistics) presented a poster titled "Assessing COVID-19 vaccination barrier index to evaluate geospatial disparities on COVID-19 incidence – a Southern Nevada study" at the APHA 2024 Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, MN. 

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