Cory Lampert (Libraries) was elected chair of the Information Technology Section of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). The Information Technology Section promotes best practices in computing technology for libraries and information services around the globe.

Stephen M. Miller (Economics; Center for Business and Economic Research) published “Estimating U.S. housing price network connectedness: Evidence from dynamic Elastic Net, Lasso, and ridge vector autoregressive models" in the International Review of Economics and Finance with David Gabauer, Academy of Data Science in Finance, Vienna, Austria and…

Heather Torgersen, DPP (Liberal Arts; Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement) was chosen as a member of Leadership Las Vegas' class of 2024. Leadership Las Vegas is a 10-month executive leadership program sponsored by the Vegas Chamber designed to expand knowledge in the community so that participants become more effective leaders and change…

Sheila Bock (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) published a chapter titled, "Beyond the Deliberate Infector: Emergent Categories of Infector Narratives during COVID-19," in the edited volume, Behind the Mask: Vernacular Culture in the Time of COVID (University Press of Colorado).

Rian Satterwhite (Service Learning and Leadership; Student Affairs) recently presented at the International Leadership Association's 25th annual global conference held in Vancouver, Canada. Satterwhite co-facilitated a pre-conference session titled, "Flourishing Leadership in this New World," chaired a session titled, "Global Perspectives on…

Seyhmus Baloglu (Hospitality) is recognized as one of the top 2% of Sports, Leisure, and Tourism Scholars in the world based on Scopus data provided by Elsevier, one of the largest academic publishing companies in the world. The distinction is given based on scholars' academic publishing record over their careers. This is the first time faculty…

Professor Frank Rudy Cooper (Law) is part of a panel discussion for Fordham Law School's Center on Race, Law, and Justice on Hip-Hop and the Law. Cooper and the panelists were all contributors to the book Fight the Power: Law and Policy Through Hip-Hop Songs. 

Class of 2026 medical student Claire Ong (Medicine) won the Medical Student Research State Champion for her poster presentation at the American College of Physicians (ACP) 2023 Nevada Chapter Annual Scientific Meeting held October 6-7, 2023, at the UNLV Thomas & Mack Center. As the winner representing Nevada, she will present at…

Nicole DeVille (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) co-published an article titled, "Air Pollution and Temperature: a Systematic Review of Ubiquitous Environmental Exposures and Sudden Cardiac Death," in the journal Current Environmental Health Reports. Environmental exposures have been associated with increased risk of cardiovascular mortality and…