Presentation: David Orentlicher
David Orentlicher (Law) will be speaking at a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine workshop on physician-assisted death in Washington, D.C., later this month. He also served on the planning committee for the workshop. Now, two decades after Oregon became the first state to permit physician-assisted death, David and other…
Honors: Innovation Magazine
Innovation (Research & Economic Development), the university's research magazine, recently received a Bronze Award of Excellence from District VII of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). CASE Awards of Excellence showcase best practices in alumni relations, fundraising, public/government relations, advancement…
Honors: Division of Integrated Marketing & Branding and Office of Admissions
The Division of Integrated Marketing & Branding and the Office of Admissions recently were awarded a Bronze Award of Excellence by CASE District VII for the new 2018 Admissions Viewbook. The viewbook is the flagship printed piece for the new admissions campaign built around UNLV's Different. Daring. Diverse. brand messaging…
Honors: Marian Alper and UNLV Foundation
Marian Alper (Foundation) was the lead creator of the “Our Donors are our Superheroes!” stewardship / donor relations multi-media campaign, which received a 2017 Silver Award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District VII Western Conference board of directors. The annual awards program showcases best practices in…
Published: Reimund Serafica and Brendan Tran Morris
Reimund Serafica (Nursing) and Brendan Tran Morris (Electrical and Computer Engineering) co-authored “Concept Analysis of Dietary Biculturalism in Filipino Immigrants within the Context of Cardiovascular Risk,” which appeared in the “Nursing Forum” of the Wiley Online Library during October 2017. The findings indicate a need to develop culturally…
Honors: Vonita Chawla
Dr. Vonita Chawla (Medicine), a third-year pediatric resident, recently won the "Outstanding Poster Presentation Award" at the Western Student and Resident Medical Research Forum in Carmel, California. She competed against dozens of resident physicians from across the Western United States.
Her presentation was about a newborn baby suffering from…
Notable: John Starkey
John Starkey (Business) taught two sections of BUS 103 in the fall in which students raised $7,175 for three local charities — Family Promise - Las Vegas, Tortoise Group, and Furgotten Friends Dog Rescue. Students also evaluated each organization and created marketing plans for fundraising efforts that will be shared with the organizations.…
Appointment/Election: Claytee White
Claytee White (Libraries) recently was elected chair of the Las Vegas Historic Preservation Commission. The 13-member commission oversees preservation activities in the city for buildings, structures, and places of historical and architectural significance. It reviews historic designation applications to the National Register of Historic Places…
Appointment/Election: Vivek Sah
Vivek Sah (LIED Institute for Real Estate Studies) has been appointed by NAIOP, the commercial Real Estate Development Associations, as a 2018 NAIOP Research Foundation Distinguished Fellow. As a fellow he will actively participate in national NAIOP events, present current research to the NAIOP corporate board of directors, and provide feedback…
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