Reimund Serafica, Alona Angosta (both Nursing), and Sheniz Moonie (Environmental and Occupational Health) are the authors of an article, "Measuring Enjoyment of Ballroom Dancing in Filipino Americans Using the Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale," which recently was published in the peer-reviewed publication Asian Pacific Island Nursing Journal.

Denise Murphy, Hobreigh Fischer, (both Police Services), Raegen Pietrucha (Libraries), and Jessica Wilde, who formerly worked for police services, received a Meritorious Unit Citation from the department of police services for their leadership, innovation, teamwork, and dedication in developing and implementing the online registration process for…

Simon Gottschalk (Sociology) is the author of a new book, Inter-face-work: Symbolic Interaction in the Digital Age, which has been published by Kurumuny Edizioni. The rapid colonization of everyday life and consciousness by technologies of computer-mediated communication both multiplies the risks of miscommunication and compromises the…

Frank Alaimo (Office of Information Technology) coordinated the development and installation of a new video wall in the cardio area of the Student Recreation and Wellness Center (SRWC). The new wall implements cutting-edge technology that is beautiful to look at while offering diverse functionality and reduced maintenance costs. It would be an…

Carol Ou and Marilyn Vent (both Libraries) gave a lightning talk in June titled “FAST Headings in the UNLV Libraries Catalog: A Laissez-Faire Approach!” which detailed their approach to managing and supporting FAST (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology) headings in the University Libraries’ catalog. Their talk was one of four accepted as…

Mark Buttner and Patricia Cruz (both Environmental and Occupational Health) received a one-year, $1.2 million award from Nevada department of health and human services to conduct molecular biological environmental monitoring.

Alona Angosta (Nursing) received the John Crawford Nursing Research Institute Fellow Award from the Neuman Systems Model Research Institute in summer 2015. The purpose of the award is to recognize outstanding nurses who made significant contributions to nursing research using the Neuman Systems Model (NSM) as a research framework to guide their…

Cyndi Shein (Libraries) presented a poster, "Building Bridges: Leading an Army of Graduate Student Interns," at the Society of American Archivists’ annual meeting. Her presentation detailed the mutually beneficial relationship between the University Libraries’ Special Collections Division and the history students employed there.  

Gary Cerefice and Ralf Sudowe (both Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) and Alexander Barzilov (Mechanical Engineering) received a nearly $400,000 grant from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to establish the UNLV nuclear science and engineering fellowship program. Beginning fall 2016, the new four-year program will award at least four…