Carrie Sampson (Environmental and Public Affairs) and Sonya Douglass Horsford, formerly of UNLV and now of George Mason University, co-authored a book chapter titled "Beyond Legal Remedies: Toward Funding Equity and Improved Educational Opportunities for English Language Learners" in Law & Education Inequality: Removing Barriers to…

Ted Greenhalgh (Environmental and Public Affairs) presented "When Hollywood Goes Green, Does It Matter?" at the Midwest Popular and American Culture Association annual conference in Indianapolis. The paper examines movie portrayals of environmental themes, including climate change and sustainability.  

Kathy Lauckner (Environmental and Public Affairs) was an invited speaker at the California Conference on Lead, Housing & Healthy Homes in San Gabriel, Calif., in April. This special regional conference was for housing inspectors, code officials, environmental health specialists, lead and healthy housing program managers, and community…

Kathy Lauckner (Environmental and Public Affairs) spoke at the Lead and Healthy Housing Midwest Conference in Peoria, Ill., in October. She addressed the nuances of a healthy homes investigation and a lead hazard assessment. She also has been invited to join a workforce coalition group associated with the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and…

James Deacon (Environmental and Public Affairs) received the first E.O. Wilson Award for Outstanding Science in Biodiversity Conservation. The award is given by the Center for Biological Diversity. Over the course of a 52-year career, he has focused on conservation of desert fish and other freshwater species and on sustainable water-use advocacy…

Christopher Stream (Environmental and Public Affairs) and Robert Tekniepe (Environmental and Public Affairs) recently had an article published in the American Review of Public Administration. The article, "You're Fired," focuses on factors that affect county manager turnover in large U.S. counties during an 18-year period. The analysis reveals…