The UNLV School of Public Health and University of Nevada, Reno's School of Public Health have partnered in committing $10,000 to support joint grant submissions, publications, community-engaged projects, contracts, professional presentations and training sessions. Dean Shawn Gerstenberger (Public Health) and UNR SPH Dean Muge Akpinar-Elci have…
John M. Bowers (English) has published his article, "Langland, Father of American Literatures," in Quidditas: Journal of the Rocky Mountain Medieval and Renaissance Association, 44 (2023): 90-116.
Jessica Tay and Nicole Angel (both Medicine) worked "The ABCs of Newborn Resuscitation" and "Transport-Easy as 1-2-3" programs. They have been presented to paramedic students and EMS providers in Clark County and Latin America (the Dominican Republic and Guatemala). A poster from the project was presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics…
Mary Beth Beazley (Law) was the event moderator and gave a virtual presentation on "Document Design for Judicial Opinions" for the Thomas R. Kline Center for Judicial Education's Judicial Writing: Inaugural Showcase of Ideas.
Austin Horng-En Wang (Political Science) contributed the op-ed "Taiwan’s 2024 Presidential and Legislative Elections: Implications for the Region" to the Prospects & Perspectives. Wang discusses how a possible divided government as a result of the upcoming 2024 Taiwanese Presidential and Legislative Elections may influence the…
Black Fox Literary Magazine recently interviewed Jarret Keene (English) about his new dystopian adventure novel Hammer of the Dogs (University of Nevada Press). Read "A Conversation with Jarret Keene."
Kathryn Bell (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) was awarded the Women's Scholarship from the National Strength and Conditioning Association Foundation.
Monica R. Brown (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) published an article titled "Educators’ Accounts of White Racial Advantage in K-12 settings: Implications for Black Students" in the Multicultural Education Review journal.
Tiange Xu (Hospitality) received a $5,000 research stipend award from the Nevada Council on Problem Gambling for his research exploring the intersection of gambling behaviors and cryptocurrency trading among a large census-based sample of US adults. His mentor for the project is Shane Kraus (Psychology).
With a little guidance from his mother, the new director of Student Diversity Programs is ready to cheer on and empower UNLV's diverse student population.