Shirley Wong (Medicine) presented a poster, "A Lateral Corticectomy Approach for Resection of an Intramandibular Schwannoma: A Case Report," at the 26th Annual Graduate & Professional Student Research Forum at UNLV. Schwannomas are benign tumors that develop from Schwann cells, usually appearing as solitary lesions or within neurofibromatosis…

Madelyn Colbert (Medicine) secured first place at the 26th Annual Graduate & Professional Student Research Forum at UNLV with her poster, "The Effectiveness of Using Motor Imagery Training as an Alternative to Exercise for the Improvement of Mental Health: A Qualitative Investigation." Exercise serves as a common non-pharmacological method to…

Nicolas Staffa (Medicine) won second place at the 26th Annual Graduate & Professional Student Research Forum at UNLV for a poster, "Determining Effectiveness of Anki Usage in Preparation for Success on USMLE Step 2." Medical school demands effective study strategies beyond routine coursework to ensure success in USMLE Steps 1 and 2,…

Austin Horng-En Wang (Political Science) was invited by the University of St. Thomas at Houston to have a talk on April 6, titled "Taiwan’s 2024 Presidential and Legislative Election: Trends from Polls and Election Results" in the conference "The 2024 Taiwanese General Elections and the Next Phase of Trilateral Relationship between Taiwan,…

Alain Bengochea, Gloria Carcoba Falomir, Suheyla Sarisahin, Tracey West, and Xin Zhang (all Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) presented "Toward a translanguaging-as-resource orientation: Elementary and secondary educators' beliefs and practices in English-medium settings" at the American Educational Research Association…

The Nevada Association of Teacher Educators (NvATE) proud to introduce the new leaders of NvATE: Tracy Spies (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education), who has assumed the leadership role of President, and Benita Brooks (Teaching and Learning), who will be serving as Vice President. Their expertise and dedication are undoubtedly…

Carlos Dimas (History) co-organized and co-hosted the inaugural El Laboratorio: Seminar for the History of Latin American Science, Technology, Engineering, and Medicine that took place on April 11 and April 12 via Zoom. The seminar brought together 10 papers and scholars from the United States, Canada, England, Australia, and Brazil. The panel was…

Anjanette Jones (Libraries) is the winner of the 2024 Library Service Award. She received the award for her work revising website content across the Libraries for accessibility standards as part of the university-wide audit from the U.S. Office of Civil Rights. Jones worked with dozens of faculty and staff across the Libraries to help identify and…

Catherine Baker (Human Resources) was named employee relations director on November 1, 2023.  Baker has more than 20 years of comprehensive human resources experience in the hospitality industry. She previously worked at Station Casinos in various roles, including interim human resources director, as well as at The Venetian as a team member…