Cheryl Maes (Nursing) was appointed to the Nevada State Board of Nursing by Gov. Steve Sisolak. Her term begins Nov. 1 and lasts until Oct. 31, 2024.

Dustin Davis and Arpita Basu (both Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) recently collaborated with Jeannette Crew, Dr. Petar Planinic, and Dr. James Alexander (all Medicine) to publish a comprehensive review in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Their review examined the last 20 years of observational and…

David Damore (Political Science), Robert Lang (Brookings Mountain West and The Lincy Institute), and Karen Danielsen (Public Policy and Leadership) wrote an op-ed titled "Blue Payback? Major Metropolitan Areas in Red States Could Swing the Senate to Democrat" for USA Today. Based upon their recently published book, Blue Metros, Red States, the…

Cheryl Abbate (Philosophy) presented an invited virtual talk, "Free Roaming Cats and Feline Wellbeing," at Seton Hall University. The talk, which focused on the morality of letting domestic cats roam outdoors, was co-sponsored by Seton Hall's Philosophy Club and The Veggie Society. 

Margaret "Missi" Trnka and Esmeralda Clark (both Nursing) are now officers of Zeta Kappa at-large chapter, one of the chapters of Sigma Nursing, (nursing honor society). Trnka is president-elect, while Clark is vice president.

Doris Morgan Rueda (History) is included in an online multimedia art project, "Without Borders, Sin Fronteras," curated by Veronica Aranda and Eduardo Parra. This virtual exhibit explores issues of immigration and migration and celebrates cross-cultural immigration experiences through poetry, film, music, and visual art. She is a doctoral…

Howard R. D. Gordon and Xue Xing (both Teaching and Learning) coauthored an article, "Servant-Leadership During the COVID-19 Crisis: Implications for Career and Technical Education," in The CTE Journal. Additionally, Gordon recently was invited to the University of the West Indies at Mona, Jamaica as a scholar lecturer for the department of…

Sheniz Moonie (Epidemiology & Biostatistics) recently received a $1.3 million grant for the Nevada Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, a federally funded phone survey supported by the CDC that gathers self-reported chronic disease and health risk behavior information by state for a representative sample of adults 18…

Eshaan Vakil (Brookings Mountain West and The Lincy Institute) and Katelin Gilbertson (Economics, Brookings Mountain West, and The Lincy Institute) recently co-authored, “Feds Aren’t Protecting You From Tech Giants,” published in the Nevada Current. Their story highlights the need for the Nevada Legislature to step up and follow in the…

Alejandra Herrera (History) won the Western History Association Graduate Student Prize. The prize is designed to foster graduate student professional development and to enhance collegial citizenship within the organization. Herrera will use the research stipend to conduct research on the history Nevada, once it is safe to travel in…

Iesha Jackson (Teaching and Learning) has been elected to serve as an at-large member of the executive council for the American Educational Studies Association (AESA). Her three-year term begins Nov. 1. As an at-large member of the executive council, she will participate in oversight of the organization, including leadership on committees and…

Mehmet Erdem, Chih-Chien Chen (both Hospitality) and Tevfik Demirciftci (Hospitality Administration) recently published their article, "A Tabulation of Information Technology and Consumer Behavior in Hospitality Revenue Management Research," in the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology. The paper presents an overview of revenue…