Accomplishments: Women's Council
Andrea Wirth (Libraries) and Amy Brunvand (University of Utah) and recently presented at the Intermountain Sustainability Summit, in Ogden, Utah, on the topic of "Libraries as Partners for Community Sustainability." The two-part presentation provided background on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and their connection to…
Alexis Sauceda-Quintero, Yesenia Cuenca, and Kelly Tseng (all School of Life Sciences) are highlighted as "trailblazers" in videos on the Nevada STEM mentor network, sponsored by the NSHE system sponsored programs and EPSCoR office. This website showcases contributions to STEM research, education, and mentorship.…
Donica' Beckett, Philip Danquah, Johanna Andrews, Melva Thompson-Robinson, and Carolee Dodge Francis
Donica' Beckett (Environmental and Occupational Health); Philip Danquah, Johanna Andrews, and Melva Thompson-Robinson (all Center for Health Disparities Research), and Carolee Dodge Francis (American Indian Research and Education Center) presented a scientific poster at the 2019 National HIV Prevention Conference titled "Investigating…
Kara Radzak (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) hosted the Journal of Athletic Training’s live “JAT Chat” on March 26, during which she interviewed Johna Register-Mihalik about the recently released mild traumatic brain injury among children guidance document. Radzak is scheduled to host JAT Chat each month for the coming year. For updates about…
Antonina Capurro (Dental) has been recognized by the American Dental Association as a recipients of its second annual 10 Under 10 awards, which recognizes 10 new dentists who demonstrate excellence early in their careers. The winners were chosen for making a difference in science, research and education; practice excellence; philanthropy;…
Janis McKay (Music) will be a guest artist for the Bowling Green State University Double Reed Day. She will perform a recital, judge a competition, and present several masterclasses to students on the high school and college levels. The workshop takes place this month in Bowling Green, Ohio, and will involve students in the Ohio region. The other…
Ashley Yuill (Nidetch Women's Center) presented a two-part webinar series, "Supporting Our Staff: A Trauma-Informed Approach to Supervision & Office Culture," for the Nevada Coalition to End Domestic & Sexual Violence.
The extent to which social service programs support their own staff directly influences the quality of services…
Michelle Tusan (History) won the Pacific Coast Conference on British Studies' biannual article prize for "Genocide, Famine and Refugees on Film: Humanitarianism and the First World War," which was published in the academic journal Past and Present.
Marina Georgieva (Libraries) presented a workshop, "Creating Websites and Leading Librarians to a New Level of Project Engagement," at the 2019 Electronic Resources & Libraries annual conference in Austin, Texas.
Caitlin J. Saladino (Lincy Institute & Brookings Mountain West) recently was featured as a guest columnist in the Las Vegas Sun. The piece, "Public R1 Universities Undervalued as Elitists Clamber for Acceptance," highlights the value of schools like UNLV, in the wake of the college admissions scandal. The piece was…
Ashley Schobert (Brookings Mountain West, Economics, and Political Science), a student of the Brookings public policy minor program, wrote an opinion editorial, "Single-payer Health Care is a Worthy Goal for the US — Eventually," which was published in the Las Vegas Sun. The piece offers a response to the March 7 campus event, "The Great…
Julia Freedman Silvernail, Lucas Dibenedetto and Kristyne Wiegand (all Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) co-authored “The Effect of Cold-Water Immersion on Running Mechanics,” which appears in the current issue of the International Journal of Exercise Science. The study examined the potential effects of cryotherapy on performance and injury risk…