Christina Miskey (Libraries) is a member of the Open Research Funder's Group (ORFG) PID Strategy Working Group, which has recently published a report, "Developing a U.S. PID National Strategy," which outlines the desirable characteristics of Persistent Identifiers (PIDs) and sets the foundation for a cohesive US national strategy. Christina, along…

Kari Kokka (Teaching and Learning) published "'Educational Facials': A Healing Tool for the Beautiful Struggle" with coauthor Michelle Cody.

Project Wellness President Jose Llanes, faculty co-advisors to Project Wellness Ursula Kamanga (Honors; Communication Studies) and Daniel Bubb (Honors; Academic Affairs), the Project Wellness Executive Board, and the Project Wellness Planning Board published an article in The Beacon, a newsletter distributed to colleges and universities…

Kenny Do (UNLV Medical Student), Eric Kawana (UNLV Medical Student), Vladislav Zhitny (NYU Anesthesiology Resident/UNLV Medicine Alumni) published a systematic review that discusses the use of radiofrequency ablation in treating glossopharyngeal neuralgia in the journal Pain Physician. The publication examines the efficacy, safety, and adverse…

Louisa Messenger (Environmental and Occupational Health) and Karen Figueroa Chilito (Public Health) were invited by United to Beat Malaria, a grassroots campaign of the United Nations Foundation, to represent the state of Nevada during their annual Leadership Summit in Washington D.C. from Mar. 11-12.  Together, they met with staff members…

During a segment on KSNV Channel 3 News about the first Las Vegas oral cancer walk, Cristy Davis Thomas, president of the Nevada Dental Hygienists Association, acknowledged Dr. Sonal Shah (Dental) by name for her persistence in making the awareness event a reality. She also identified Dr. Shah as a faculty member at UNLV and as the state’s number…

Rei Serafica, Andrew Reyes, and Lorene Evangelista (all Nursing) collaborated with Miguel Fudolig (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) and Francisco Sy (Environmental and Occupational Health) to co-author a scholarly article entitled, "Health Information Sources and Health-Seeking Behaviors of Filipinos Residing in Medically Underserved…

Ash Quinn, Juanita Hinojosa, Melissa Hernandez, and Keva Francis (all Service Learning and Leadership) presented "A Collaborative Approach to Supporting Youth Impacted by the Foster System and Student Basic Needs" at the NASPA (Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education) annual conference.

Andrew Lugg (Political Science) published the article "Re-contacting intergovernmental organizations: Membership change and the creation of linked intergovernmental organizations" in the journal Review of International Organizations.