Julia Freedman Silvernail (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) received the 2016 Arthur Broten Young Scholar Award from the Western Society for Kinesiology & Wellness (WSKW). The society has bestowed the award since 1987 to full-time professionals during their first years of employment in a college or university related field of…

Patrick Griffis (University Libraries) is one of 42 participants selected to attend the 2016 American Library Association Leadership Institute in August. The prestigious, immersive leadership development institute is aimed at mid-career librarians with a record of community and campus involvement. In addition to his duties assisting students and…

Dana Bickmore and Patti Chance (both Educational Psychology & Higher Education) of the newly formed educational policy and leadership program in the College of Education, received a Great Teacher and Leader Fund grant from the Nevada department of education. In partnership with the Clark County School District (CCSD), the grant will provide…

Jay Shen, Chris Cochran, and Charles Moseley (all Health Care Administration and Policy) and Guogen Shan (Environmental and Occupational Health), published a paper, “Racial and Insurance Status Disparities in Patient Safety Indicators among Hospitalized Patients," in the summer issue of Ethnicity & Disease. Other co-authors are Olena Mazurenko…

Michelle Paul and Noelle Lefforge (both Psychology) have led postdoctoral fellows and doctoral students working at The PRACTICE in creating a pediatric panic and anxiety treatment program. The program uses evidence-based cognitive and behavioral interventions to treat children and adolescents with anxiety-related disorders. Launched in January,…

Michael Green, Eugene Moehring, Greg Hise, Andy Kirk, William Bauer, (all History), Claytee White, Su Kim Chung, (both Libraries) and Karen Harry (Anthropology), recently participated n a National Endowment for the Humanities Landmarks of American History and Culture workshop in which 72 teachers from across the country studied "Hoover Dam and the…

Katherine Keller (University Libraries) was a guest speaker at San Diego Comic Con last week as part of a panel discussing “Navigating The Powers and Perils of Banned Books.” The panel, hosted by the Comic Book Defense League Fund (CBDLF), examined the history of censorship of graphic novels. Keller, who works in the Teacher Development and…

Kara Radzak (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) co-presented “Knee Mechanics across the Lifespan: Implications for Prevention and Care of Pathologies” during the Far West Athletic Trainers’ Association convention. The study, which was the featured presentation during the convention’s first day, focused on the expansion of athletic training beyond…

The School of Dental Medicine has hosted “Give Kids a Smile” since 2006. The program provides free dental examinations, X-rays, cleanings, treatments, and oral hygiene instructions to children who have limited or no access to dental care. During the past decade, the school has partnered with the Southern Nevada Dental Society to provide nearly $…