Drs. Shawna R. Kleban and Joshua Goldman (both School of Medicine) were part of the team headed by Kleban that recently received the David C. Leach Award from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education for their work on free flap monitoring. This award recognizes residents and fellows who have fostered innovation and improvement…

Kelsey Lupo (Libraries) presented the findings of her masters in library and information science cumulative review project, “Library Perceptions during Times of Terror: Students Affected by the October 1 Shooting and Their Impressions of Safety in the Academic Library Community” at the Nevada Library Association’s 2018 Conference. 

David Damore and Tiffiany Howard (both Political Science) recently attended the annual meeting of the Southwestern Political Science Association in Orlando, Florida. Damore completed his term as association president, while Howard was named to the association Executive Council for a two-year term. Howard also was invited by the Southwestern Social…

Marcia Gallo (History) was featured on NPR's "It's Been A Minute" with Sam Sanders in honor of the 30th anniversary of National Coming Out Day.

Christina Miskey, Michael Frazier, Sarah Jones, Barbara Tabach, and Claytee White (all Libraries) recently presented during “Nevada Libraries are for Everyone," the Nevada Library Association’s 2018 annual meeting. Miskey presented “Finding Their Way: An Information Resource Guide for Refugees in Southern Nevada”. Frazier and Jones …

Katherine Howard (Dental) is the senior author of "Alterations in Oral Cancer Gene Expression in Response to Melatonin" in the Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research with Arin Hartounian, Guillermo Alessandro Retis, and Karl Kingsley (all Dental).

Ruben J. Garcia (Law) gave the Peter Mitchell Labor Law Lecture, titled “Labor Law and the Public Interest,” at the National Law Students Workers' Rights Conference of the Peggy Browning Fund earlier this month. The Peggy Browning Fund supports summer fellowships at unions, nonprofits, law firms, and government agencies to inspire the next…

Rosan Mitola and Amanda Melilli (both Libraries) recently presented "The Banned Books Buffet: Introducing Intellectual Freedom to Library Users" during the Nevada Library Association's 2018 annual meeting in Las Vegas. Melilli also presented "LGBTQIA+ Children's/YA Literature: Making the Case for Inclusion."  

Crista Reaves (Nursing) earned one of seven Foundation for Nursing Education Scholarship Awards from the National League of Nursing (NLN). A Ph.D. candidate, Reaves was one of 150 applicants to earn this national award. Her research focus is on the implementation of a brief mindfulness technique in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary…