Brittany Bronson (English) was featured this month on The Takeaway, National Public Radio's national news program, discussing economic justice and the value of service industry workers. In addition to teaching English at UNLV, she is an alum, having earned a master's degree in English in 2014.  

Brian Hedlund, Kelly Ai-Sun Tseng (both Life Sciences), Dharini Bhammar, Arpita Basu (both Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), and Sarah Harris (Electrical and Computer Engineering) participated in the annual statewide Nevada-INBRE (IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence) meeting at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno last month. The faculty…

Rachell Ekroos (Nursing) has been named a "healthcare hero" for 2018 by Nevada Business Magazine. Ekroos, who received the Humanitarian Healthcare Hero award, was one of 10 health professionals from Southern Nevada honored by the publication in categories ranging from educator, administrator, and care provider to community partner, humanitarian,…

Johan Bester (Medicine) published an article on the use of the harm principle as the ethical decision-making standard in the medical care of children. This article, published in the American Journal of Bioethics, generated substantial debate through a series of commentaries appearing in the same issue, with Bester also being given the opportunity…

Szu-Ping Lee (Physical Therapy) received a research grant by Encompass Health Corporation to support his study "Mobility and Patient-Perceived Outcomes of Rehabilitation after Lower Extremity Amputation Surgery." His work aims to improve the efficacy of physical therapy, and to enhance mobility and quality of life among individuals with limb loss…

Hans Rawhouser (Management, Entrepreneurship and Technology), with Michael Cummings (University of Arkansas) and Alfred Marcus (University of Minnesota) recently published “Sustainability Standards and Stakeholder Engagement: Lessons from Carbon Markets.” The paper appears in the September issue of Organization & Environment, the top…

Timothy Jones (Music) is the lead author of Rock ’n’ Roll Origins & Innovators, which has just been through a major revision and was published in August as the revised second edition. Jim McIntosh is the co-author. This is the 10th anniversary of the book’s original release. It has sold more than 20,000 copies.  

Karl Kingsley (Dental) recently published the article "Uptake and Metabolism of Folate among Dental Pulp-Derived Stem Cells" in the peer-reviewed journal EC Dental Science with two current (Maria Leake, Brandon Saxe) and two former (Kristi Agari, John Silvaroli) dental students.       

Kwang Kim (Mechanical Engineering) was one of 155 academic inventors to be a named a 2017 National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Fellow in recognition of his outstanding contributions in areas such as licensing, innovative discovery and technology, and his work’s impact on society. Kim was nominated by his peers for the honor and is the first…