Ying Guo, Antony Chen (both Environmental and Occupational Health) and Timothy Grigsby (Social and Behavioral Health) will receive seed funding of $5,000 toward their research efforts, as recipients of the UNR-UNLV Public Health Collaboration Initiative. Their projects include: Sarah Friedman from UNR and Ying Guo from UNLV for their proposal, “…

Kevin Kuruvilla (Medicine) received the 2024 Early Achievement Award from the Larner College of Medicine Alumni Association at the University of Vermont.  Among Dr. Kuruvilla's accomplishments early in his career is being appointed as Program Director of the Surgical Critical Care Fellowship Program and Medical Director of University Medical…

James King (Medicine), assistant director of AV services, and Justin Pulsipher (Medicine), IT technician IV, were both nominated in the 2024 Top Tech Awards. Each year, the Top Tech Awards recognizes Las Vegas tech leaders for their innovative work in business.

Alicia Carlos, Hassan Ziada, and Neamat Hassan (all Dental) published an article titled "Correlation Between Marginal Bone Loss Around Dental Implants and Various Systemic Diseases: A Cross-Sectional Study" in the International Journal of Implant Dentistry (affiliated with both the German Society of Oral Implantology and the Japanese…

LeAnne Salazar Montoya (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) presented at the 2024 University of New Mexico Mentoring Conference, leading a powerful session titled "Setting the Mentorship Pathway Ablaze Through Storytelling."  The presentation highlighted the transformative role of storytelling in mentorship,…

Marketa Trimble's (Law) article, "On the Edge: The Intersection of the EU Geo-Blocking Regulation with Competition Law," was published by Competition Law Insight. 

Marketa Trimble (Law) participated in the 2024 Annual Meeting American Society of Comparative Law. The organizers invited Trimble to present on a plenary panel that focused on "Innovation and Sustainability: Comparative Law for a Better World." She also chaired a panel titled "Navigating Sustainability and Innovation: Inclusive Economies,…

Benjamin Edwards (Law) was part of a panel discussion for the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Pacific Southwest Chapter on "If Not Delaware - Where?." The panel discussed the pros and cons of being incorporated in Delaware versus another state. 

Christina Miskey (Libraries) was an invited speaker for the 2024 Altmetric & Dimensions User Day, held virtually on October 23. The panel discussion, "Breaking Down Silos, Promoting Tools on Campus," was hosted by Patty Smith from Altmetric and featured Christina as well as speakers from Drexel University, University of Missouri, and the…