Presentation: Cory Lampert and Emily Lapworth
Cory Lampert and Emily Lapworth (both Libraries) presented "What Happens in Nevada ... Gets Digitized!" at the Conference of Intermountain Archivists (CIMA) fall caucus in October. The presentation was part of a Nevada Digital Collections Summit meeting that brought together colleagues from UNLV, UNR Special Collections, and the Nevada State…
Presentation: Thomas Padilla
Thomas Padilla (Libraries) was a panelist at the Institute for Museum and Library Service's National Digital Platform at Three event in Arlington, Virginia, in October. He spoke on the greatest funding impacts and opportunities on the "Expanding Cultural Heritage Capacity" panel with speakers from the Internet Archive, WGBH, and the University of…
Honors: UNLV Debate Team
The UNLV Debate Team (Communication Studies) of Matthew Gomez (Political Science) and Jeffrey Horn (Economics) won the Las Vegas Classic Debate Tournament, held at UNLV in October.
Gomez and Horn finished the preliminary debates with a perfect 7-0 record, defeating teams from Gonzaga, Arizona State University,…
Published: Karl Kingsley, Weston Milne, Ghazaleh Rezaei, and Adam Whiteley
Dr. Karl Kingsley, Weston Milne, Ghazaleh Rezaei, and Adam Whiteley (all Dental) published the article "Cariogenic Pathogen Scardovia Wiggsiae Screening Among Pediatric Orthodontic Patients: A Pilot Study" in Current Research in Dentistry in October.
Published: Levent Atici
Levent Atici (Anthropology), along with colleagues Suzanne Pilaar Birch of the University of Georgia and Burçin Erdoğu of the University of Thrace in Turkey, has published a research article in PLOS ONE. In the article they investigate Neolithic and Chalcolithic (8500-7000 years Before Current Era) animal management systems at Uğurlu Höyük on the…
Appointment/Election: Su Kim Chung, David Schwartz, Claytee White
Su Kim Chung, David G. Schwartz, and Claytee White (all Libraries) were appointed to the Advisory Council for The Mob Museum, The National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement.
The council assists The Mob Museum with advancing the public understanding of organized crime’s history and impact on society. The…
Published: Stephen Bates
Stephen Bates (Journalism and Media Studies) is the author of "Is This the Best Philosophy Can Do? Henry R. Luce and A Free and Responsible Press" which appears in the Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly.
Appointment/Election: Benjamin Edwards
Benjamin P. Edwards (Law) was elected to the board of directors for the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA) at its annual meeting in October. PIABA is an international bar association comprised of attorneys who represent investors in securities arbitrations. Since its formation in 1990, PIABA has promoted the interests…
Published: John Hay
John Hay (English) authored a scholarly article titled "The American Mad Max: The Road Warrior versus the Postman," which appeared in the academic journal Science Fiction Film and Television in October.
Beginning with the incredible success of The Road Warrior, the Mad Max franchise became a foundational U.S. post-apocalyptic…
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