Szu-Ping Lee (Physical Therapy) and Edward Neumann (Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction, Emeritus) spoke during the 2015 World Congress of the International Society of Prosthetics and Orthotics in Lyon, France. Their presentation, "Optimizing Functions for Individuals with Lower Extremity Amputation: Clinicians' Perspective on…

Kai-Yu Ho (Physical Therapy) spoke during the Fourth International Patellofemoral Pain Research Retreat in Manchester, England. An invited speaker, she presented, "The Effects of Patellofemoral Taping on Patellofemoral Joint Alignment and Contact Area," which addressed her study’s comparison of patellofemoral joint alignment and contact area…

Emily Lapworth (Libraries) participated in a panel presentation titled “Capturing Community and Cultural Content” at the Society of California Archivists’ “The Future is Now: Digital Initiatives in the Archives” conference this summer. She discussed the University Libraries’ new scan-and-return process for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage…

Michael Pravica (Physics and Astronomy) recently received a 2015 Stewardship Science Academic Alliances award through the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration. The three-year, $780,000 grant is to develop a novel field of science Pravica has been developing, called "useful hard X-ray photochemistry."…

Emilio "Louie" Puentedura (Physical Therapy) provided two keynote addresses during the 2015 New Zealand Manipulative Physiotherapists Association Biennial Scientific Conference in Christchurch, New Zealand. The first, titled “Safety in Manipulation,” focused on the relative risks of thrust joint manipulation to the spine, while the second, titled…

Scott Abella (Life Sciences) just published a book, Conserving America's National Parks. The book coincides with the 100-year centennial of the National Park Service in 2016. The 200-page book provides an unprecedented view of the challenges and threats facing the 408 units of the national park system. It also provides inspiring…

Karla Irwin (Libraries) presented the paper "Costume Design in the Archives: Descriptive Challenges and Solutions" at the Performing Arts Roundtable at the Society of American Archivists’ annual meeting. She also gave a poster presentation, "Improving Collection Access Through Standardization of Legacy Descriptions in ArchivesSpace," at the…

Elizabeth Baldizan (Educational Outreach) has been honored with the designation of Emerita status by UNLV President Len Jessup in recognition of her distinguished service to the university. Baldizan retired Aug. 31 after serving UNLV for nearly 20 years. She previously was the executive director for Community2Campus, a unit she developed from the…

Margot Mink Colbert (Dance) was honored to have been invited to participate in UNLV’s first annual Summer Proposal Writing Institute, which took place in June. Five workshop sessions culminated in a grant submission to the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a project in the dance department. “100 Years and Beyond: Contemporary Ballet in the…