Rachell A. Ekroos (Nursing) was selected Texas Christian University’s 2018 Cecil H. and Ida Green Honors Chair. The Cecil H. and Ida Green Honors Chair was established in 1969, by Drs. Cecil H. and Ida Green of Dallas to bring to campus nationally known visiting scholars, scientists, writers, and…
Katrina Liu (Teaching and Learning) was among 15 scholars nationwide invited to speak at Stanford University’s 2018 Race, Inequality and Language in Education (RILE) Conference earlier this month.
The theme of the conference was "An Exploration of Interdisciplinary Research: Redefining…
Christina Miskey, Kelsey Lupo, Andrea Wirth, Cory Lampert, Chelsea Heinbach, Darnelle Melvin, Marina Georgeiva, Seth Shaw, Su Kim Chung, and Emily Lapworth (all Libraries) recently presented during the Digital Library Federation 2018 Forum at the M Resort in Las Vegas.
Miskey, Lupo, Wirth, and…
Carrie Gaxiola and Yvonne Wilk (both Libraries) presented “Chronicling America: Learn About Nevada’s Participation in a Nationwide Historic Newspaper Digitization Initiative” during “Nevada Libraries are for Everyone," the Nevada Library Association’s 2018 annual meeting.
Hilla Sang (Libraries) presented “Data Visualization: Digital Storytelling Using Free Software” during the Nevada Library Association’s 2018 annual meeting, Nevada Libraries are for Everyone.
Marina Georgieva (Libraries) presented “Digitization Revealed” during “Nevada Libraries are for Everyone," the Nevada Library Association’s 2018 annual meeting.
Deborah Arteaga (World Languages and Cultures) presented a paper, "Teaching Communication Strategies in the Spanish for Medicine Classroom" at the 75th annual meeting of the South Central Modern Language Association in San Antonio earlier this month.
Sheila Bock (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) presented during two forums at the annual meeting of the American Folklore Society in Buffalo, New York, “Envisioning the Digital Folklore Archive as Process and Collaboration” and “Folklore and Enlightenment in America: A Conversation…
Christina Miskey (Libraries) presented "Finding Their Way: An Information Resource Guide for Refugees in Southern Nevada" at the Nevada Library Association 2018 annual conference. The presentation discussed a resource guide that was created in 2017 with co-authors Amanda Nida (College of Western…
Matthew Murray and Su Kim Chung (both Libraries) were part of a panel, "Social Media in Libraries," during the Nevada Library Association's 2018 annual meeting in Las Vegas.
Marcia Gallo (History) was featured on NPR's "It's Been A Minute" with Sam Sanders in honor of the 30th anniversary of National Coming Out Day.
Drs. Shawna R. Kleban and Joshua Goldman (both School of Medicine) were part of the team headed by Kleban that recently received the David C. Leach Award from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education for their work on free flap monitoring. This award recognizes residents and…