Assistant professor Wendy Chen (English) published three translations of the poetry of Song-dynasty woman writer Li Qingzhao in the final issue of Freeman's. The issue received a starred review in Kirkus Reviews, with her translations garnering particular praise.  
Nicholas Irwin (Economics) was recently interviewed by 8 News Now (CBS-Las Vegas) as part of a news story about the upcoming sports and entertainment events in Las Vegas.
Eda Anlamlier (Marketing & International Business) led a study in the Journal of the Academy for Marketing Science. The study covers ways that companies can boost positive consumer behavior in a new "access-based industry," where consumers pay for temporary access to products and services through companies like Rent the Runway, Netflix,…
Benjamin Burroughs (Journalism and Media Studies) and Tēvita O. Ka'ili recently published an article titled, "Kū Kia‘i Kahuku: Indigenizing Social Media, Civic Streaming, and Sociospatial Symmetry" in the journal Communication, Culture, and Critique. The article argues that the Kū Kiaʻi Kahuku community movement's (an Indigenous and ecological…
Marta Soligo (Economic Development; Hospitality) was interviewed by the Las Vegas Review-Journal on the expansion of Area 15 and current tourism trends in Las Vegas. She mentioned topics such as the post-lockdown "revenge tourism," the diversification of the tourism offer, and the experience economy. 
Amber Sewell (Libraries) authored an article, "A Case for Open Peer Review Podcasting in Academic Librarianship," published in portal: Libraries and the Academy. In the article, Sewell discusses her experience creating The LibParlor Podcast, an open peer review podcast. The podcast is a space for informal peer review for librarian…
Sheila Bock (Liberal Arts) published her book, Claiming Space: Performing the Personal through Decorated Mortarboards (University Press of Colorado). Claiming Space examines the growing tradition of decorating mortarboards at college graduations, offering a performance-centered approach to these material sites of display. Taking mortarboard…
The Office of Service Learning and Leadership (Student Affairs) received a $30k grant through the Center for Expanding Leadership & Opportunity, funded by the Allstate Foundation, to expand community engagement opportunities and student recognition initiatives. The funds will be used over the next year to expand existing community engagement…
Danica G. Hays (Education) has been recognized nationally as the fourth-ranked individual scholar in counselor education for her publication record across 22 counseling discipline journals within the last decade. Additional information may be found in the Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development journal article, "An Omnibus…

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