Presentation: C.E. Abbate
C.E. Abbate (Philosophy) gave an invited presentation at the University of Colorado (CU), Boulder. In this talk, titled "It’s Not Just a Personal Preference: Racialized Discrimination in the Tinder Context," she argued that drawing race-based distinctions in the dating context constitutes deeply wrongful…
Exhibition: Several Art Department Faculty
Catherine Angel, Yasmina Chavez, Sapira Cheuk, Cara Cole, Alisha Kerlin, Wendy Kveck, Jung Min, Jean Munson, Jerry Schefcik, and Sean Slattery (all Art) have created exhibits this semester to highlight the creativity, research, learning, growth, and big ideas of their undergraduate and graduate students. More than 150 students have exhibited on…
Presentation: Dafne Odette
Dafne Odette (Architecture) provided a presentation for the European Federation of Psychology Students Associations on the topic of experiential memory formation and retention through various measures that serve to trigger a memory. Her proposal went through a blind peer-review process, and there were more than 200 participants, including…
Published: Amanda Belarmino, Carola Raab, and Tevfik Demirciftci
Amanda Belarmino, Carola Raab, and Tevfik Demirciftci (all Hospitality) recently published their research article, "The Impact of Resort Fees on Perceived Fairness and Destination Brand Image: An Exploratory Study" in the Journal of Revenue and Pricing Management. The paper studied hotel guests' perception of resort fee fairness and its impact on…
Presentation: Jeffrey Ebersole
Jeffrey Ebersole (Dental) accepted an invitation to speak during and serve as session chair for the American Association for Dental Research Fall Focused Symposium, Integrating Omic Datasets Towards Translation.” He presented "Gingival Transcriptomic Patterns using a Nonhuman Primate Matriline Model of Periodontitis," and chaired the closing…
Published: Karen Callahan
Karen E. Callahan (Environmental and Occupational Health) recently co-wrote and published a chapter on "Disaggregated Hispanic Groups and Cancer: Importance, Methodology, and Current Knowledge" in the book Advancing the Science of Cancer in Latinos.
The chapter summarizes the current knowledge on cancer in Hispanics, with a focus on the…
Presentation: Marcia Ditmyer, Sophia Saeed, and Victoria Woo
Drs. Marcia Ditmyer, Sophia Saeed, and Victoria Woo (all Dental) accepted invitations to speak during the National Network for Oral Health Access (NNOHA) annual conference. Ditmyer spoke about wellness, Saeed addressed management of medically complex dental patients, and Woo discussed etiology and therapy for oral squamous cell carcinoma. NNOHA…
Published: Neamat Hassan and Hassan Ziada
Drs. Neamat Hassan and Hassan Ziada (both Dental) co-authored “A Prospective Clinical Study on Implant Impression Accuracy,” which evaluated the accuracy of the open and closed implant impression techniques in partially edentulous patients who received two adjacent implants. The article appeared in the online version of the International Journal…
Exhibition: Zully Mejia
Zully Mejia (Art) has an exhibit, "Self PorTRAITS," on view at the East Las Vegas Library until Feb. 9. The exhibit features realistic paintings of women the artist admires. She is an undergraduate.
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