Chris Utterback (Finance) received the 2017-2018 Partner of the Year Award from the  Las Vegas chapter of the International Association of Insurance Professionals for the development of the insurance classes that he teaches at the Lee Business School.

Chelsea Heinbach, Brittany Fiedler, Rosan Mitola, and Melissa Bowles-Terry (University Libraries) recently presented at the 46th Annual LOEX Conference in Houston.  Heinbach, Fiedler, and Mitola presented "Interinstitutional Student Success: An Asset-oriented Inquiry into Transfer Students." The discussion focused on ways the libraries can…

Brett Abarbanel (International Gaming Institute) was invited to give a keynote address at the GamiFIN Conference in Pori, Finland. At this academic-meets-industry games research conference, Abarbanel's presentation focused on the convergence of video games and gambling. 

David F. Damore, William E. Brown, Jr., and Robert E. Lang wrote a new policy brief for The Lincy Institute, "The 2017 Session of the Nevada Legislature and the Failure of Higher Education Reform." In the piece, the authors analyze 11 bills introduced during the 79th Session of the Nevada Legislature that proposed to reorganize,…

Alberto de Salvatierra (Architecture) was among 13 finalists in Blank Space's 2018 Fairy Tales Competition. With submissions from more than 65 countries, "The award-winning entries explore current events and the creative process through wonderfully crafted short stories and artwork." His entry, "Cities of the Celestial Sovereigns" re-imagines…

Jenna Weglarz-Ward (Educational & Clinical Studies), Rosa Milagros Santos and Jennifer Timmer (Illinois) published a new article, "Factors that Support and Hinder Including Infants with Disabilities in Child Care" in the Early Childhood Education Journal.  

Jeffrey Ebersole (Dental) accepted an invitation to speak during the Asian Organizational Conference’s "Global History of Health Project: Health, Disease, and Lifestyle" at Jilin University in Changchun, China, where he presented “Oral Disease and Pathologies Across the Lifespan,” which was co-authored by colleagues Dr. Victoria Woo and Dr. Joshua…

Several members of the Graduate College presented at the Enrollment Rx 2018 Conference, hosted by the Graduate College at UNLV May 16-18. Enrollment Rx is a higher education technology company that provides innovative constituent relationship management solutions.   Dean Kate Korgan was a keynote speaker and spoke about …

Sheila Bock (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) published "Body, Neuro-Diverse, and Ability-Centered Identities" in The Oxford Handbook of American Folklore and Folklife Studies, which is available on Oxford Handbooks Online.