Xan Goodman and Samantha Godbey (both Libraries), along with Michael Stöpel (American University of Paris) and Livia Piotto (John Cabot University), are co-editors of the recently published Faculty-Librarian Collaborations: Integrating the Information Literacy Framework into Disciplinary Courses…
Claytee White (Libraries) was honored by Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman with the designation of Feb. 24, 2021, as Claytee White Day in the city of Las Vegas. White is the director of the Oral History Research Center in the University Libraries Special Collections and Archives, is a member of the…
Erika Gisela Abad (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) has been interviewed by KLAS-TV regarding the historical significance of the term Latinx in the context of its use and presence in last election season's cycle.
Mary Whitehead (Student Diversity and Social Justice) was invited to do presentations on "Building Up the Momentum of Anti-Racist Work" and "Sustainable Activism: Going Beyond the Demands" for faculty and students at California Lutheran University. The presentations were sponsored…
Evelyn Gajowski (English) published the chapter, "'As if a Man were Author of Himself': Fantasies of Omnipotence and Autonomy," in the essay collection, Coriolanus: A Critical Reader. The chapter analyzes the resonances between Caius Martius Coriolanus and Donald Trump, interrogating the…
Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) published "Travel for Abortion as a Form of Migration" in Essays in Philosophy.
Brenna Renn (Psychology) recently published the manuscript, "A Typical Week With Mild Cognitive Impairment" in The Gerontologist. This project used photoelicitation interviews to explore the subjective experience of a “typical week” living with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to document (a)…
Jennifer Vanderlaan and Mary Bondmass (both Nursing) were recognized for their nursing excellence as part of the Vegas Inc. 15th annual Health Care Headliners award series. Vanderlaan was the 2021 winner in the Research/Science category, while Bondmass was the runner-up in the Lifetime Achievement…
Cheryl Abbate (Philosophy) presented an invited talk titled "Why Ghosts Aren't So Spooky: The Ethics of Indirect 'Relationship' Dissolution" for the University of Colorado, Boulder's Center Talk series (hosted by the CU Philosophy Department).
Kenneth Varner, Steven Bickmore, P. G. Schrader (all Teaching and Learning), and Danica G. Hays (Education), along with David L. Carlson (University of Arizona) and Dorothea Anagnostopolous (University of Connecticut) just had their second edited volume of the Corona Chronicles released from…
Mary Bondmass (Nursing) has two chapters that appear in the fouth edition of Research for Advanced Practice Nurses (Springer). The chapters are Overview of Evidence-based Practice and Sampling and Sampling Methods.
Dieu-My Tran and Nirmala Lekhak (both Nursing), along with Sheniz Moonie and Karen Gutierrez (both Public Health) co-authored a new published article entitled, "Risk Factors Associated With Cardiovascular Disease Among Adult Nevadans."