Carol Ou and Kristen Costello (Libraries) received the Fall 2018 Inspirational Customer Service Award from the University Libraries for their work to implement and troubleshoot the Primo system at UNLV. 

Jeffrey Ebersole (Dental) co-authored “Biofilm Induced Profiles of Immune Response Gene Expression by Oral Epithelial Cells,” which examined the oral epithelial immunotranscriptome response patterns modulated by oral bacterial planktonic or biofilm challenge, and determined that a wide array of immune genes were regulated by oral bacterial…

Azhlee Costa, Starr Hoffman, and James Cheng (Libraries) presented a research poster titled "Graphs in the Library Assessment Conference proceedings: A review of design, practices, and quality" at the 2018 Library Assessment Conference in Houston Dec. 5-7. Azhlee is a student assistant at the University Libraries and is in the Health Care…

David Damore (Political Science) and Robert Lang (Public Policy) hosted a colloquium on behalf ofThe Lincy Institute at UNLV, "Higher Education Reform: A Time for Action." The event featured research on Nevada higher education governance and system administration reform, with presentations from professors , executive…

Austin Horng-En Wang (Political Science) recently coauthored "Would Taiwan Fight China Without U.S. Support?" on The National Interest. The article presented the results of representative survey experiments to estimate how numerous factors influence Taiwanese people's willingness to fight.

Cassaundra Rodriguez (Sociology) published an article “Latino/a Citizen Children of Undocumented Parents Negotiating Illegality” in Journal of Marriage & Family.

Tiffiany Howard (Political Science), Mary-Ann Winkelmes (Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs), and Marya Shegog (Environmental and Occupational Health) are the authors of "Transparency Teaching in the Virtual Classroom: Assessing the Opportunities and Challenges of Integrating Transparency Teaching Methods with Online Learning" which…

Kimberly Tomas and Soumya Upadhyay (both Healthcare Administration & Policy) presented at the 2018 American Public Health Association annual meeting in San Diego last month. Their oral presentation was titled "Structural Characteristics And Safety Culture Perceptions: The Mediating Role Of Perceived Teamwork And Perceived Handoffs" …

David G. Schwartz (Center for Gaming Research) gave a presentation to Leadership Henderson called "Where Is Las Vegas Now?" about how the city's tourist industry recovered from the Great Recession and the latest moves casino companies are making to stay ahead of the curve.