Ashley Hairston Doughty (Art) facilitated a workshop during the ArtPlace Virtual Summit 2020 called “Applying Creative Placemaking to COVID-19” last month. The workshop, co-facilitated with Jen Krava of Forecast and artist Mark Salinas, centered Smart Growth America’s Arts & Transportation Rapid Response, which matches artists with…

Susan M. McLennon and Nirmala Lekhak (both Nursing) presented a virtual poster, "A World Upside Down: Caregiving During COVID-19," at the National Hartford Center for Gerontological Nursing Annual Leadership Conference last month.

Susanna Newbury (Art) has been elected vice chair of the Nevada Humanities Council, the Nevada affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities that supports humanities-based educational and cultural programs that articulate the Nevada experience, feature local culture and heritage, and facilitate the investigation of ideas that matter to…

Aldo Barrita (Psychology) was a recipient of the President Citation at the 2020 conference for the National Latinx Psychological Association (NLPA). This honor is awarded to individuals or groups who have been selected by NLPA’s president for their efforts to advance NLPA’s mission and outstanding service to the association. He also was co-…

Drs. Nathan E. Kirsch, Matthew Warren, and Rajany Dy (all Medicine) recently presented their project at the American College of Chest Physicians meeting. The abstract, “The Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) as a Predictor of Unanticipated ICU Admission at the time of Rapid Response” was published in CHEST Journal. The study's aim was to…

Shane Kraus (Psychology) and researchers at Northeastern University, Arielle Scoglio, John Griffith, Alisa Lincoln, and Beth E. Molnar, presented a paper, Social Support over Time for Men and Women Veterans with and without Complex Trauma Histories, investigating the patterns of social support over time for men and women post-9/11 combat…

The Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art (Fine Arts) just was named a recipient of a new relief grant to support arts organizations in a 13-state western region. WESTAF is partnering with the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to provide the grant.

Mary Whitehead (Student Diversity and Social Justice) facilitated a virtual discussion-based workshop this month at Arizona State University - Barrett, The Honors College, which focused on teaching college student how to identify and navigate microaggressions on campus. 

Katherine E. Marçal (Social Work) published an article, "Understanding Mechanisms Driving Family Homeless Shelter Use and Child Mental Health," in Journal of Social Service Research. This community-based system dynamics study explored barriers to timely, successful shelter exit and feedback mechanisms driving length of stay and child…