Emily Budd's (Art) sculptural work, Digging Feet (the Grinding Search), is on view with the Mid-South Sculpture Alliance exhibition, Of the Land, at the Lightwell Gallery at Oklahoma University. The exhibition, curated by Anna Tsouhlarakis, is dedicated to creative and visual expressions on the complex dialogue about land. Artworks for…

Kaiyang Wu (Marketing and International Business) published "Short-Asking with Long-Encouraging (SALE): A simple method to increase purchase quantity", in the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, an "A+" journal on Lee Business School's SARS list. This paper is co-authored with Zoe Y. Lu (Tulane University) and Christopher Hsee (…

Roberto Lovato (English) published a chapter on German author Thomas Mann's exile in Los Angeles and its relevance for exiles today. The book, Das Thomas Mann House – Politischer Denkort am Pazifik (Thomas Mann House – A Place for Political Thought on the Pacific), is published by the renowned German publisher Wallstein Village and includes…

In a recently published paper in the world's top entrepreneurship journal (Journal of Business Venturing), Hans Rawhouser (Management, Entrepreneurship, and Technology) and co-authors draw on the perspectives of social entrepreneurs operating in contexts of persistent and pervasive need in Africa. Rather than concerns about mission drift in…

Louisa Messenger (Environmental and Occupational Health) co-published an article titled, "Effectiveness of piperonyl butoxide and pyrethroid-treated long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) versus pyrethroid-only LLINs with and without indoor residual spray against malaria infection: third year results of a cluster, randomised controlled, two-by-two…

Andrea Wirth (Libraries) was elected chair of the Serials and Other Continuing Resources Section of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). The Serials & Other Continuing Resources Section serves as IFLA’s home for scholarly communication.

Professor Lori Johnson (Law) published an article for the October edition of Nevada Lawyer titled "Challenges and Rewards of Educating First-Generation Law Students."

Marta Soligo (Economic Development; Hospitality) was invited as the guest speaker for the Tourism Think Tank, “Tourism and Memory, dark tourism examples and case studies” organized by the University of Bergamo (Italy). She presented the research, “Tourism in Hollywood cemeteries: A critical approach,” which she conducted with David R. Dickens.…

UNLV post-doctoral faculty Marta Plominska (Music) recently performed at the Chicago Flute Club Festival. Accompanied by UNLV faculty members John McMurtery and Dawid Mzyk(both Music), Plominska curated a program celebrating the remarkable contributions of female composers as part of her Post-Doc project. The festival showcased works by Jennifer…