Giuseppe Natale (World Languages and Cultures) presented a paper, “’The Oil Route’ by Bernardo Bertolucci: An (Un)tech Documentary,” during a session titled "Italian Literature and Film" at the annual conference of the American Association of Teachers of Foreign Languages earlier this month in Boston.

Susan Byrne (World Languages and Cultures) recently gave two invited presentations:  "Marsilio Ficino in Spain: The Spiritus," at the Department of Hispanic and Portuguese Studies of the University of Pennsylvania on Nov. 18 "Las constituciones cervantinas, en la política del siglo XVII español y la del XVIII…

Graduate student Jennifer Reed (Sociology) was featured in a podcast on the blog The Broken Brain about her dissertation research on ecosexuality.   

Gary Pullman (English) is the author of the urban fantasy novel A Whole World Full of Hurt, which was published by The Wild Rose Press earlier this month in both a digital format and in paperback. Listverse also published Pullman's tenth article, “10 Early Special Effects That Made Movie Magic.”

Lori Fazzino (Sociology) authored a blog at Huffington Post titled "No Privilege? No Problem. Why You Can Be An Interfaith Ally."  

Maddie Evans (Sociology) was quoted in a blog of the National Eating Disorders Association titled "Dear KJ: My Mother is Urging Me to Lose Weight for My Wedding. Help!"

Rhonda Smith (Sociology) wrote an item, "Unequal Aging in America," that appeared in the Everyday Sociology blog. 

Jennifer Reed (Sociology) was quoted in an article, "Ecosexuals Believe Having Sex with the Earth Could Save It," which appeared in Vice.

Felicia Campbell (English) earlier this month was profiled in an article in the Review-Journal titled "UNLV's Longest-serving Faculty Member Talks about Her Life In, Out of Classroom."   

Tracy Johnson (Liberal Arts) and John Starkey (Business) presented at the 2016 NSHE Southern Diversity Summit. The presentation focused on how non-traditional students or adult learners on our campuses are ever increasing in numbers. Lifelong learning, career re-tooling, and re-entry into higher education calls for an integrated approach that is…

Ranita Ray (Sociology) recently was elected to serve as co-chair of the Sociologist for Women in Society's Sister to Sister Committee.

Timothy Erwin (English) recently was named a traveling lecturer for the Jane Austen Society of North America and will represent the organization at gatherings in Boise, Idaho; Tucson, Arizona; and Vancouver, British Columbia, this year. His Textual Vision: Augustan Design and the Invention of Eighteenth-Century British Culture (Bucknell…