LaToya Burdiss, Erin Farrar, Arthur Hockwald, Steven Kinsey, Jannelvy Martinez, Sarah Repman, and Timothy Toepfer (all Campus Recreational Services) recently presented at the 2017 National Intramural & Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) Conference in San Diego. The purpose of the conference is to share and learn about the latest trends in…

Daniel Benyshek (Anthropology) and Sharon Young (Anthropology and Undergraduate Research) and colleagues published the first clinical trial exploring the effects of human maternal placentophagy, the practice of eating one's placenta after giving birth. The study, which was published online in the journal Women and Birth Nov. 23, was covered…

Michael Briones, Shilpa Daulat, Crystal Dickson, Diana Pena and Cameron Sarabi (all Medicine) took top honors in competition at Nevada Population Health Conference. The first-year medical students impressed a panel of medical and legal professionals with their poster, "A Systematic Approach to Coordinating Medical and Legal Services for Uninsured…

Benjamin P. Edwards (Law) recently published a law review article, "The Professional Prospectus: A Call for Effective Professional Disclosure," in the Washington and Lee Law Review. That law review is one of top 40 in the nation. The article addresses the need to improve markets for professional services.  He also published an op-ed piece in…

Michelle Light (Libraries) was selected to participate in the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Leadership Fellows program. The 2018-19 cohort consists of 30 individuals from university research libraries across the country. The program facilitates the development of future senior-level leaders in large research libraries and archives…

Alain Bengochea (Educational & Clinical Studies) attended the Literacy Research Association (LRA) conference and presented at two paper sessions focusing on vocabulary instruction and sociodramatic play.  The vocabulary-focused content analysis titled "English Learners' Opportunities for Developing Vocabulary Knowledge in a CCSS Core…

Johan Bester (Medicine) recently has had two articles published in The American Journal of Bioethics, one of the most prominent bioethics journals. The first article, "Children are Not the Property of their Parents: The Need for a Clear Statement of Ethical Obligations and Boundaries," provides comment on current issues in decision-making for…

Gregory Borchard (Journalism & Media Studies) earned recognition with a top faculty paper award with his presentation at the 25th Symposium on the 19th Century Press, the Civil War, and Free Expression at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. "Press Responses to Republicans and Romanism in the 1856 Election: 'Free Men, Free Speech, Free…

James Hines, Brittany Jackson, and Nancy Lough (all Educational Psychology and Higher Education) presented a poster titled "Are Power Assymetries Perpetuated through Higher Education Media on Intercollegiate Athletics?" at the Association for the Study of Higher Education conference, which was held this month in Houston. Lough also led a panel…