Travis Olson (Teaching and Learning) was a special guest on the Teaching Math Teaching podcast, Episode 57, which aired Jan. 26, 2022, Olson discussed the upcoming 26th Annual Conference of the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE). The national conference, running February 10-12, will be hosted in the Las Vegas Valley at the Hilton…

Anjala Krishen (Marketing & International Business) published a paper in Journal of Advertising (Lee Business School A- level publication) with Angeline Close Scheinbaum (faculty at Clemson University), Buduo Wang (doctoral student at UT Austin), and Siyan Li (doctoral student at UT Austin) The article is "How Affective Evaluation and Tourist…

Jennifer Vanderlaan (Nursing) co-authored a newly published study, "Challenges to Interdisciplinary Consensus for Evidence-based Practice with Water Immersion for Labor and Birth: A Systemic Review of Scholarly References."  The study was published in the newest edition of Health Sciences Review.

The College of Liberal Arts (COLA) Mentoring Programs have been recognized by the Nevada Commission on Mentoring for their work as Champions of Mentorship in Nevada. This award comes during National Mentoring Month, January 2022. The college's Mentoring Programs encompass: the First-Year Student Program, Second-Year Student Program, Transfer…

Tyler D. Parry (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) published the op-ed,  "What We’ve Gotten Wrong about the History of Reconstruction" in the Washington Post on Jan. 23. Co-written with Robert Greene II of Claflin University, the op-ed describes the remarkable life of Henry E. Hayne, a South Carolina politician in the…

Drs. Paige Harry, Ian Isby, and Ross P. Berkeley, along with Aaron Johnson and Matthew Earle, both 2021 emergency medicine residency graduates, recently presented their research poster, "Analysis of Fatalities at Lake Mead National Recreation Area," at the National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP) Scientific Assembly in San Diego. In an…

Jenna Weglarz-Ward (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) presented her research on the impact COVI19 has had on families of infants and toddlers with disabilities at the Council for Exceptional Children's 2022 Convention and Expo. This study is a collaboration with Kimberly Hile from the University of Alabama at Huntsville and is…

Aidy Weeks (Libraries) recently was interviewed on InfoBase's InfoBlog about her service leadership on the Latinx Caucus of the Medical Library Association. Weeks is the interim director of the UNLV School of Medicine Library. 

Dr. Rooman Ahad (Medicine) is the author of a children's book, Amazing Abe Has Autism (Fulton Books, 2021). Abe is amazing. He has autism and works hard every day with his family and therapists to help him with his communication. The best part about Abe is his huge heart. He has so much love to give and loves to share his accomplishments with his…