Melissa Bowles-Terry (Libraries) is the co-author of a chapter, "Caregiving and Academia without a Filter: When a Pandemic Made Invisible Dependents Visible", in the new book, Academic Chutes & Ladders: The Hidden Curriculum That Makes or Breaks Academic Careers, published by Bloomsbury.  

Darnelle Melvin (Libraries) presented "Making Connections: Using Graph Databases to Explore Complex Research Data" at the Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC) June Meeting. The presentation explored how graph databases and semantic web technologies can connect and integrate research data across disparate systems, disciplines, and…

Cory Lampert (Libraries) and Alexis Young from the City of Las Vegas recently presented during the webinar, "Partners In Promoting Community Data Use: Collaborations with Libraries," hosted by the Civic Switchboard Project and National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership. Their presentation highlighted the decade-long partnership between the…

Cory Lampert (Libraries) was a panelist for the webinar, "The AI Legal Frontier: U.S. Frameworks & International Perspectives" featuring keynote speaker Chris Weston of the United State Copyright Office. The webinar was hosted by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions Artificial Intelligence Special Interest…

Jen Culley (Libraries) has been selected as the 2026 James S. McPhee Librarian of the Year at UNLV.  Culley was recognized for her leadership, efficiency, and innovation within the Acquisitions unit of the University Libraries. She led a major workflow review that brought the work of two units into one more cohesive operation, improving…

Mark Lenker (Libraries) is the 2026 recipient of the Libraries' Outstanding Faculty Scholarship Award. He was recognized for his outstanding contributions to library scholarship, including his book, The Human Relationship with Information, and his article, “Thoughts on Synthesizing Information: A Research Skill for Our Time?” in portal:…

Kristina Khanoyan (Libraries) has been selected as the 2026 Libraries Classified Employee of the Year. She was selected for her dedication to the mission of the University Libraries and her meaningful support of student success through Access Services.

Niki Fullmer (Libraries) has been selected as the 2026 recipient of the Libraries' Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award. She was selected for the honor for her efforts to secure funding for sensory inclusive kits that help students navigate lights, sounds, smells, and other sensory experiences more comfortably during outreach events, for…

Liliana Avila-Estrada (Libraries) is the recipient of the Libraries' 2026 Administrative Faculty of the Year Award. She was recognized for her exceptional work as the Libraries’ Faculty Recruitment Coordinator, where she guides academic and administrative faculty searches with professionalism and steady leadership, supports successful hires, and…

Joseph Kevin Sebastian (Libraries) is the recipient of the Libraries' 2026 Innovative Solutions and Customer Service Award. He received the award for his work in developing the Libraries' GEM (Gather, Evaluate, Make) Microcredential Series, which reimagined the traditional one-shot library instruction session into a flexible, skills-based…

Nicole DeVille, Miguel Fudolig, Binita Adhikari, Md Maksudul Alam (all Epidemiology and Biostatistics), Gabriela Buccini (Social and Behavioral Health), and Xan Goodman (Libraries) coauthored a paper titled “Breast Cancer Knowledge and Preventive Practice Among Graduate Students: A Scoping Review” in the journal Cancers. The article assesses the…

Kathryn Houk (Medicine; Libraries) is a recipient of the Medical Library Association's 2026 President's Award for her work on developing an Open Database to Support Promotion and Tenure Efforts for Health Sciences Librarians. The award recognizes the effort in creating an invaluable resource that fulfills a critical need among academic…