ToanFoeng Tham (Dental Medicine) was an invited speaker and presenter on "Legal and Ethical Issues in Domestic Violence, Child Abuse and Elder Abuse." In the presentation he talked about forms of abuse, including neglect, exploitation, and isolation as well as intervention strategies to stop elder abuse, such as reporting, investigating,…

Rebecca Gill and Kenneth Retzl (both Political Science) had a full-length research article, "The JPE Commission," published in the July/August issue of Judicature.The article argues that performance evaluation commissions may be relying too heavily on attorney surveys when they allocate negative judicial retention recommendations. Gill was the…

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (Continuing Education) was the OLLI part of the OLLI & Friends team that participated in the Susan G. Komen: Race for the Cure in May. The team was awarded two trophies -- one for the top fundraiser in the College Division and one for having the largest team participating in the Las Vegas walk.

Ruben Garcia (Law) attended the ninth annual Labor and Employment Law Scholarship Colloquium in Boulder, Colo., in September. He spoke on the topic of how the politics of minimum wage affect low-wage nonunion workers. The colloquium attracts nationally recognized scholars who gather each year to discuss works, progress, and ideas in the field of…

Merrill Landers (Physical Therapy) gave two poster presentations during the 18th International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders, which took place in Stockholm. He presented "Individuals with Parkinson's Disease who Report Fear of Falling Avoidance Behavior Exhibit More Depression, Anxiety, and Catastrophization than Non-…

Nathan Slife (Educational Psychology and Higher Education) has been selected as the coordinator of the college's First Year Seminar (FYS) and Second Year Seminar (SYS). Along with Vicki Rosser (Educational Psychology and Higher Education), he has been instrumental in creating courses for both the FYS and SYS. In his new position, he will be…

Clemens Heske (Chemistry) was part of a research team that received an award through the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) hydrogen and fuel cells program. The award is for contributions to the overall efforts of the program and to recognize achievements in specific areas. Heske, Todd Deutsch (National Renewable Energy Laboratory), and Tadashi…

Natalie Schibrowsky (Chemistry) has been named the American Marketing Association's Student Marketer of the Year. President of the UNLV chapter of the AMA, she was selected for the award from the 9,986 AMA student members. The award, selected by the AMA students, focuses attention on the varieties of ways AMA collegiate members demonstrate…

Joanna Jezierksa (Diversity Initiatives & Government Affairs) was a panel presenter at the annual conference of the American Library Association in Las Vegas in July. She discussed "Sticking with STEM: How the Academic Library Can Help to Retain Successful Students."