Melva Thompson-Robinson (Center for Health Disparities Research and School of Community Health Sciences) has been elected co-chair of the Pacific and Southwest Regional Health Equity Council. This council covers Region IX of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which includes Nevada, Arizona, Hawaii, California, and the Pacific…

Brett Riddle (Life Sciences) is a co-author on a paper that was recently published in Nature. The article is titled, "Holocene Shifts in the Assembly of Plant and Animal Communities Implicate Human Impacts." Understanding how ecological communities are organized and how they change through time is critical to predicting the effects of climate…

Justin Zhan (Computer Science) has been appointed a voting member of the Nevada Commission on Homeland Security (Commission) Cyber Security Committee by Gov. Brian Sandoval. The Cyber Security Committee is responsible for providing advice and recommendations to the commission on Nevada's cybersecurity risk, cyber threat preparedness posture,…

Melissa Stoner (Libraries), a project technician on the National Endowment for the Humanities-funded Historic Nevada Newspapers project, was one of 50 people selected to participate in the 2016 class of Emerging Leaders of the American Library Association (ALA). She was co-sponsored by the Library and Information Technology Association and the ALA…

Julian Kilker (Journalism and Media Studies) has done work that is the subject of an exhibit, "Julian Kilker, Aesthetic Evidence: Place, Context, and Process in the Southwest," sponsored by Nevada Humanities. Sponsored with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the exhibit is on view through Jan. 28 at the Nevada Humanities…

David Schwartz (Libraries) has been reappointed to the Nevada Governor's Gaming Policy Committee, a 12-member committee that advises the governor on matters of gaming policy. 

Patricia "Trish" Suske (Summer Term) recently made presentations at two conferences. She presented "Perspectives on Twenty-Five Years in Summer Term" at the 69th annual Western Association of Summer Session Administrators Conference in Reno in October. The following month she presented "Information Technology in Summer Session Series: The Use of…

Arthur Baragar (Mathematical Sciences) gave the opening remarks at the A-Star Winter Math Camp, which was held on the UNLV campus Dec. 19-23. The camp presents a unique opportunity for interested and talented students to improve their math skills during winter break before the upcoming competition season.

Amanda Melilli (Libraries) presented at the Young Adult Library Services Association's 2015 Symposium with Clark High School teacher and UNLV instructor Ashley Nebe (Education). Their presentation, "A Series of Fortunate Events: Library Collaborations that help LGBTQ Young Adults Transition to College Life," focused on how academic libraries can…