Keith Lawler and Craig Schwartz (both Nevada Extreme Conditions Laboratory) have been awarded a four-year, $999,305 grant from the Department of Energy Building EPSCoR-State/National Laboratory Partnerships program for their project "Probing Perovskite Chirality with the Orbital Angular Momentum of X-rays." This project seeks to exploit recent…
UNLV School of Public Health has secured a State of Nevada, Division of Public and Behavioral Health (DPBH) grant under, “American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Nevada Health Workforce Pipeline Grant” that will award $1,500 scholarships to undergraduate and graduate public health students working on experiential learning projects and intending to work in…
Gloria Wong-Padoongpatt (Psychology) was awarded the 2023 Early Career Award for Distinguished Contribution to Research and the 2024 Early Career Award for Distinguished Contribution to Service from the Asian American Psychological Association. The two awards recognize Wong-Padoongpatt's distinguished research and service contributions to the…
Chad Cross (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) was interviewed for an article on "How to Get Rid of Bed Bugs," published on Sleepopolis. In the article, Cross explains what bed bugs are, where they hide, how to check for them, and how to get rid of the bed bugs.
Andy Kirk (History; Reid Public History Institute) presented his paper, "Bringing the Theory & Method of Environmental History to the Practice of Cultural Resource Management — Researching The California Surfing History Multiple Property Documentation," at the World Congress of Environmental History at Oulu University in Oulu Finland. The…
Dale Melgaard (Film) received a notice of "Official Selection" for the short script, The Phatman, at the Sittannavasal International Film Festival.
Tamekia Bell (Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services) in collaboration with colleagues from Northern Illinois University, The Family Institute-Northwestern University, and Syracuse University, published "Professional wisdom in counselor education: A consensual qualitative research" in Counselor Education and Supervision. 
Ung-Sang Lee (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) published a new manuscript titled, "Embedding Racialized Selves into the Creation of Research-Practice Partnerships".
Katie Wade-Jaimes (Teaching and Learning) was awarded a National Science Foundation CAREER Award for her project, "Identifying, Enabling, and Supporting Racial Justice in Science Teaching." This project addresses the ongoing marginalization of people of color from science fields by exploring antiracism in science education at the K-12 levels in…

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