David Schwartz (Libraries) is the author of Boardwalk Playground: The Making, Unmaking, & Remaking of Atlantic City, which was published recently by Winchester Books.

Melissa Bowles-Terry (Libraries) wrote a chapter titled "Proving and Improving the Value of the Academic Library" in the book Reviewing the Academic Library.

Josh Bonde (Geoscience) spoke to nearly 800 students from Kitty Ward Elementary School about fossils as part of National Fossil Day at Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument on Oct. 14. Steve Ross, Las Vegas Mayor pro tem, spoke to the students about the new national monument and Superintendent Jon Burpee taught the…

Alona Angosta, Jillian Inouye, Tricia Gatlin, and Reimund Serafica (all Nursing) have had their abstract accepted for an international symposium. They will present "Effects of Dance in Chronic Illness: A Systematic Review" at the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing 43rd Biennial Convention, which will take place in Las Vegas…

Barbara Tabach (Libraries) gave presentations about the Southern Nevada Jewish Community Heritage Project at meetings of Hadassah and the Sunday Assembly. Through the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project, University Libraries ensures that the unique historical contributions of our region’s Jewish population are preserved and shared. …

Tracy Johnson (College of Liberal Arts), Ed Ronca (College of Education), and John Starkey (School of Business) presented at the 2015 National Academic Advising Association National Conference. Titled, "Numbers Don't Lie: A Framework for Recognizing and Supporting Nontraditional Learners," their presentation focused …

Susan Wainscott (Libraries), along with Craig Palmer, formerly of the Harry Reid Center for Environmental Studies, and three other colleagues co-authored “Practical Guidance for Integrating Data Management Into Long-term Ecological Monitoring Projects.” This peer-reviewed lead article appeared in Wildlife Society Bulletin’s …

Michelle Light (Libraries) was selected to participate in Leadership Las Vegas (Class of 2016), Southern Nevada’s prestigious executive development program. She has a decorated 16-year career that includes the University of Michigan School of Information’s 2014 Distinguished Alumni Award and induction as a fellow of the Society of American…

Patricia Cruz, Mark Buttner, and Theresa Trice (all Environmental and Occupational Health) and Katherine Howard (Dental) published an article, "Development of a Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay for the Rapid Detection of the Oral Pathogenic Bacterium, Selenomonas noxia," in the August issue of BMC Oral Health. UNLV master of public health…