Lung-Chang Chien (Environmental and Occupational Health) co-authored "Traumatic Life Events and Development of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder among Female Factory Workers in a Developing Country," which has been published in the International Journal of Social Psychiatry. The study analyzed post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among 607 lower…

Kwang Kim (Mechanical Engineering), Debra Martin (Anthropology), and Gabriele Wulf (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) have been selected as UNLV's 2018 Distinguished Professor Award recipients. The awards recognize professors for their teaching and scholarship as well as their service to the community, the university, and their profession.…

Caryll Batt Dziedziak (History and Women's Research Institute of Nevada) will participate in a panel discussion this month following a screening of the film Dolores at the Springs Preserve. The film is about feminist and activist Dolores Huerta, who tirelessly led the fight for racial and labor justice with Cesar Chavez.

Xan Goodman (Libraries) recently was named the recipient of the 2018 University Libraries Outstanding Faculty Service Award. Goodman was nominated for her significant and impactful service record at the local, regional, and national levels. Elected in 2016, Goodman serves as president of the Northern California and Nevada Medical…

Samantha Godbey (Libraries) is this year's recipient of the McPhee Librarian of the Year Award. She was nominated for her contributions as a liaison to the College of Education and her significant contributions to scholarship. The education librarian and assistant professor has collaborated with a College of Education faculty member to co-found…

Benjamin Burroughs (Journalism and Media Studies) is the author of an article, "House of Netflix: Streaming Media and Digital Lore," which recently was published in the journal Popular Communication. The article looks at Netflix and the emergence of a nascent streaming industry, including the push into original programming…

Satish C. Bhatnagar (Mathematical Sciences) presented a solo paper, "Liminality Through a Mathematical Prism"  in a panel on Death Liminality and Cultural Expression, at the 30th annual conference of the Far West Popular Culture Association held in Las Vegas Feb. 23-25.

The newest addition to the Routledge Studies in Leadership Research book series, Innovation in Environmental Leadership: Critical Perspectives, is co-edited by Rian Satterwhite, Director for Service Learning and Leadership at UNLV. "Innovation in Environmental Leadership offers innovative approaches to leadership from a post-industrial and…

Marcela Rodriguez-Campo will have her debut poetry piece Mujer de Oro pulished in Huizache, the nation's leading Latino literary magazine. Huizache’s issue No. 8 will be available in fall of 2018. The magazine has previously featured the work of Sandra Cisneros, Gary Soto, and Sherman Alexie.