Zachary Selzler (Medicine) published an article:  "Surgeon Liability Considerations When Using Medical Devices" Moutos, Christopher P. MD*,†; Selzler, Zachary S. MD‡; Phelps, John Y. MD, JD, LLM, MHA‡ Author Information *Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, 301 University Blvd.,…

Brittany Paloma Fiedler and Brittani Sterling (both Libraries) and James Cheng, with the Library of Congress, presented "Moving Beyond Recruitment and Hiring: How to Retain Academic Librarians of Color" to over 250 attendees at the 2023 Conference on Academic Library Management. This research was funded by an American Library Association Diversity…

Sujata Chattopadhyay's (English) had a proposal accepted for presentation at the Annual Modern Language Association (MLA) Convention on Jan. 4-7, 2024, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at The Global South and Ireland Roundtable. Title of presentation: "A Curious Case of the Country-Born Anglo-Indian: Disease and Healing in Rudyard Kipling’s Kim"…

Grant: Advising Colleagues from Across Campus The UNLV Academic Advising community was recently awarded a two-time grant from the Stupski Foundation to focus on wellness initiatives for academic advising professionals within NACADA Region 9 institutions. Two teams submitted a proposal that addresses the needs for wellness, sustainability,…

Dr. Jyoti Mago (Dental) has been selected as a member of the European Federation of Organisations for Medical Physics, within the Dental Imaging special interest group. Founded in 1980, the organization represents more than 9,000 medical physicists and clinical engineers working in the field of medical physics. The mission of the special group is…

A recent study from Prasun Guha's laboratory has uncovered a novel pathway associated with cancer and Crohn's disease, which was published in iScience [Cell Press] on April 11, 2023. DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.106623. The canonical AKT pathway associated with cancer and inflammatory diseases has been reexamined and redesigned by incorporating…

Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) presented "Al Morir, Nos Volvemos Muertos: Perspectivas Filosóficas sobre la Muerte de Niños y Niñas en Tienguistengo, Hidalgo" for the Universidad Pedagógica Nacional de Hidalgo, as part of their Semana Nacional por la Diversidad y la Interculturalidad, 2023.

Jung-Hwa Kim (Architecture) delivered a virtual oral presentation for a Library Company of Philadelphia and Historical Society of Pennsylvania fellowship colloquium on June 5, 2023. The fellowship-awarded research, “The Design and Use of the Wanamaker’s Department Store Rooftop in Philadelphia, 1910 to the 1920s,” showed how the Wanamaker’s in…

David G. Schwartz (Ombuds) recently published a post on From the Ombuds, the official blog of UNLV's ombuds office. This week's column, "Why I Want to Be Your Shadow (And You Should Too)," discusses another way the ombuds is getting to learn about the diverse talents in the UNLV community. For more information about the ombuds office,…