Kenneth Izuora (Medicine), Gayle Allenback, Civon Gewelber, and Michael Neubauer (all Dental Medicine) presented the results from their research at the American Diabetes Association's 79th Scientific Sessions in San Francisco earlier this month. They looked at factors that were associated with…
Nancy Lough (Educational Psychology and Higher Education) led the symposium on the Evolving Business of Women's Sport at the North American Society for Sport Management in New Orleans earlier this month. The symposium included two panels of authors who contributed to Lough's recently published book…
Rachell A. Ekroos (Nursing) and Sarah E. Shannon of Montana State University's College of Nursing are the authors of an article, "Forensic Medical Examinations: Imagining Justice," that has been selected as the Editor's Choice for the April/June issue of the Journal of Forensic Nursing. They…
Kathleen Lauckner (Public Policy and Leadership) welcomed the opportunity to present to the NEW Leadership Program participants during their 2019 summer session, hosted by the Women's Research Institute of Nevada. She discussed her own experiences running for the Nevada Assembly, serving on…
Soumya Upadhyay (Health Care Administration and Policy) as part of an interdisciplinary international team, published a paper titled "For Your Review: Insights from Seasoned Reviewers and Editors on the Peer-Review Process" in the Journal of Health Administration and Education, a journal by…
Janna Bernstein (Service Learning and Leadership) was recognized as a finalist for the inaugural University of Southern California (USC) Rossier School of Education Second Century Alumni Award. This award recognizes alumni whose remarkable accomplishments speak well for the range and quality…
Ranita Ray (Sociology) won the Top Article Award from the American Sociological Association's Section on Race, Gender, and Class for her Social Problems article, "Identity of Distance: How Economically Marginalized Black and Latina Women Navigate Risk Discourse and Employ Feminist Ideals."
Marina Georgieva (Libraries) had an article, "Digitization Workflows: Streamlining the Digitization Process and Distinguishing the Peculiarities in Capturing Various Archival Materials," published in the journal Against the Grain.
Madison Frazee (The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West) recently was featured as a guest columnist in the Las Vegas Sun. In her piece, Frazee discusses the need for a health care system overhaul by recounting her own unfortunate experience with the U.S. health care system.…
Ju-Yeon Jo (Computer Science) received a $100,000 grant to host the GenCyber Summer Camp for a second year. GenCyber offers high school students the opportunity to learn encryption, mobile security, and safe-online behavior. The camp is free and jointly funded by the National Security Agency and…
Julia Freedman Silvernail, Brianne Borgia, and Kristine Wieland (all Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) co-authored “Joint Stiffness During Walking in Sedentary Young Adults,” which investigated gait and assessed whether differences in knee joint stiffness existed between normal and obese…
Magdalena Martinez (The Lincy Institute and Public Policy and Leadership) recently was featured as a guest columnist in the Las Vegas Sun. In the piece, Martinez responds to recent statements made by the NSHE chancellor concerning UNLV's diversity. The piece was originally published June 7.