Halle Burns (Libraries) recently published the tutorial, "Crowdsourced-Data Normalization with Python and Pandas," in Programming Historian, an online, international digital humanities and digital history methodology journal. This lesson describes crowdsourcing as a form of data creation as…
The Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV was recognized for its outstanding contributions and significant progress in highway safety research. Funded by grants from the Nevada office of traffic safety, principal investigator Dr. Deborah Kuhls, project director Laura Gryder (both Medicine), and…
Kavita Batra (Medicine) recently published an article, "Knowledge, Protective Behaviors and Risk Perception of COVID-19 among Dental Students in India: A Cross-Sectional Analysis," in the Healthcare journal. This study was conducted in collaboration with multiple investigators from …
Nathalie Martinez (Anthropology and World Languages and Cultures) has been awarded first place for the XLVI Lambda Alpha National Senior Scholarship Award. The undergraduate scholarship of $5,000 is awarded annually to the top applicant and selected by the National Executive…
Dong-Hun Han, Pearl Kim, Jay Shen (all Healthcare Administration and Policy), Ji Yoo (Medicine), and Wenlian Zhou (Dental), along with researchers at Seoul National University, recently published a paper, "The Association of Education in a New Society and Social Support from the Education with…
Madison Frazee (Brookings Mountain West, The Lincy Institute, Political Science) and Elia Del Carmen Solano-Patricio (Brookings Mountain West, The Lincy Institute, School of Public Policy and Leadership) recently were awarded Best Lightning Talk and Best Podium Presentation, respectively, in the…
Susanna Newbury (Art) was interviewed on News3 Las Vegas on artist Michael Heizer's Nevada land art sculptures City and Double Negative. Both administered by Los Angeles museums, the monumental sculptures frame the natural environment and open up visitors to scales of geology and archaeological…
Susan McLennon (Nursing) gave an invited scholarly presentation at the University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain International Nursing Summer School on the topic "Moral Distress in Nursing Students." The virtual event took place earlier this month.
Makayla Palmer (Economics) and co-authors Mireille Jacobson, and Susan Enguidanos had their paper, “Advance Care Planning For Medicare Beneficiaries Increased Substantially, But Prevalence Remained Low,” featured in the Health Affairs’ April Issue: Access, ACA Spending, & More. The authors…
Christine Young (Nursing) successfully defended her doctor of nursing practice project to earn her doctorate title. Her project was "Nursing Toolkit for Care of the Pediatric Patient with Suicidal Ideation."
Katelin Gilbertson (The Lincy Institute, Brookings Mountain West, Economics) recently had her OpEd, "Nevada’s Broken Unemployment System Must be Fixed — Now," published in the Las Vegas Sun. Gilbertson discusses the need for Nevada to craft concrete solutions to address the failures …
Brett Abarbanel (International Gaming Institute) spoke with Mark Johnson (University of Sydney) on the subject of gamblification in video game streaming platforms as part of the University of Sydney's Gather Series. The session is available to view on demand.