Naoka Foreman (Journalism and Media Studies) moderated a panel discussion hosted by the Black Graduate Student Association. Monica Brown (Education), Sebern Coleman (Graduate College), and Kevin Wright (Student Diversity and Social Justice) served as panelists for this discussion. The…
Lacey Rahmig (Dental) authored “Oral Healthcare Education for the Nursing Staff,” which explores the need for oral healthcare education among nursing staff working in long-term care facilities. The article appears in the fall 2018 issue of Workforce Education Forum.
Alyssa Crittenden (Anthropology) recently did a podcast interview with Future Tech Podcast, titled "Eating through the Ages," chronicling some of her work on the evolution of the human diet. The interview can be streamed.
Jennifer R. Pharr (Environmental and Occupational Health) recently co-authored an article titled "Accessibility and Accommodations for Patients with Mobility Disabilities in a Large Healthcare System: How are we doing?"
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accessibility of and…
Linda Lister (Music), Brian Hedlund (Life Sciences), and Zhaohuan Zhu (Physics and Astronomy) have been selected by the NSHE Board of Regents to receive this year's Regents’ Awards, which honor accomplishments that increase NSHE’s stature in five areas: teaching, academic advising, creative…
Maggie Farrell (Libraries) was elected as treasurer of the American Library Association (ALA) for 2019-22. She will step into that role at the close of the 2019 ALA annual conference in Washington, D.C. this summer.
Elena Farfel, Justin Orton, Richard Foote, and Karl Kingsley (all Dental) recently published their manuscript, "Caffeic Acid Phenethyl Ester (CAPE) Induces Oral Cancer Cell Apoptosis," in the inaugural issue of the Journal of Biomedical Science and Research. Orton and Foote are dental students,…
Eve Hanan and Anne Traum (both Law) presented a webinar for the national teaching justice webinar series of the Clinical Legal Education Association earlier this month. Hanan and Traum discussed pedagogical opportunities for raising broad criminal justice themes within the context of…
Stephanie Molina, Eric Noonan, Mathew Varre, and Sidath Kapukotuwa have been elected to the 2019-20 Graduate & Professional Student Association Executive Board. Their positions are:
President- Stephanie Molina
Vice-President- Eric Noonan
Secretary- Mathew Varre
Treasurer- Sidath…
Katelyn DiBenedetto and Valarie Burke (both Graduate College) hosted a webinar earlier this month for Beyond the Professoriate's research and innovation series where they discussed the professional development opportunities offered by the UNLV Graduate College Professional Development Academy…
AJ Cook, Stephanie Bell, and Lauren Shipton (all Nursing) have been elected to positions on the Board of Directors of the National Student Nurses Association. Cook was selected vice president, while Bell was selected director-West, and Shipton was chosen for the Nominations and Elections…
Susanna Newbury (Art) presented her research on Los Angeles artists engaging with the long tail of gentrification through real estate and development policy at the Aesthetics of Gentrification: Art, Architecture, and Displacement conference at the University of Oregon's Slow Lab in Portland. The…