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Notable: Joshua Chévere Cohen
Joshua Chévere Cohen (Black Mountain Institute) qualified to compete in the 2024 USA Fencing National Championships and July Challenge taking place this summer in Columbus. OH. He will compete in Division III Men's Epee. With more than 4,500 fencers from nearly every state expected to participate, Summer Nationals is both the largest fencing…
Presentation: Su Kim Chung
Su Kim Chung (Libraries) delivered the keynote address, "The Women Who Saved History: Jeanne Wier and the Nevada Historical Society," at the Nevada Historical Society's 120th birthday celebration in Reno. Wier was a longtime advocate for the preservation of Nevada’s history through her tireless work on behalf of the Nevada Historical Society…
Presentation: Dawn Nielsen
Dawn Nielsen (Law) was a speaker on “Encouraging Mutual Support for Improved Pedagogy and Professional Resilience in Clinics and Externships from Beginning to End - Ideas for Intraschool and Interschool Collaborations, Mentoring Programs, Co-Teaching, and Transition Planning” at the Association of American Law Schools’ (AALS) 2024 Conference…
Presentation: Patience Crowder
Patience Crowder (Law) was a speaker on “Race and Transactional Law Clinics: Conversations and Shared Learning between Transactional Law Clinicians and St. Louis Community Organizations” at the Association of American Law Schools’ (AALS) 2024 Conference on Clinical Legal Education.  
Appointment/Election: Shawn Gerstenberger
Shawn Gerstenberger (Public Health) was re-appointed to Three Square Food Bank's Board as a 2024 Board Member.
Published: Mohammad Sohail Akhter, Asma Awan, Manoj Sharma
Mohammad Sohail Akhter (Social and Behavioral Health), Asma Awan (Social and Behavioral Health), and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) published an article titled, “Incidence of emerging Candida auris infection in Bangladesh: A rapid review of the literature” with Konok Akter from International Centre for Diarrheal…
Presentation: Patrick Chapin
Distinguished Saltman Fellow Patrick Chapin (Law) gave a talk for the Nevada Supreme Court's Nevada Settlement Program 2024 Workshop on "Preparation, Stakeholders, Malpractice, and Agreements: Issues All Professional Mediators Will Encounter."
Notable: John Starkey's Spring 2024 BUS 103 Students
In Spring 2024, John Starkey's BUS 103-1001 class at UNLV's Lee Business School set an ambitious goal to raise $2,000 for local non-profit organizations in Nevada. The selected organizations include: Friends for Life Humane Society, Tortoise Group, Changing the Narrative Inc., and SouthWest Exotic Avian Rescue. Their dedication and innovative…
Honors: Nathaniel Drum, Damian Garcia
UPD Detective Nathaniel Drum and UPD Officer Damian Garcia were recognized at the annual Peace Officer Memorial ceremony held Friday May 3, 2024, in Reno, Nevada. Joined by hundreds of police officers from the State of Nevada, and Vice President for Public Safety Adam Garcia, the officers were cited for their quick, and heroic actions to stop the…

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