Dr. Allison McNickle (Medicine) has been honored by the Surgical Critical Care Program Directors Society for her research abstract on "The Impact of Pre-Hospital Tourniquets on Resuscitation in Extremity Arterial Trauma."  She received an honorable mention award for excellence in research. She recently finished her fellowship in…

Ruben J. Garcia (Law) was appointed by Rudy Fichtenbaum, president of the American Association of University Professors, to the organization's Committee on College and University Governance for a three-year term. 

Thomas Padilla (Libraries) is the author of the article "Colleges as Data: Implications for Enclosure," which was published in the June issue of College & Research Libraries News. That is a print publication of the Association of College & Research Libraries, which is a division of the American Library Association. The article…

Simon Gottschalk (Sociology) was interviewed by KTNV in a segment titled UNLV Professor Says Checking Work Email at Home Could Impact Health. He also was interviewed by KUNV radio in a segment titled Our Metropolis: The Side Effects of Technology

Lung-Chang Chien (Environmental and Occupational Health) co-authored a research paper, "Nonlinear Associations Between Working Hours and Overwork-Related Cerebrovascular and Cardiovascular Diseases (CCVD)" in Scientific Reports. This paper investigated the relationship between working hours and different cerebrovascular and…

Billy Bai and Mehmet Erdem (both Hospitality), along with Cece Leung, '12 PhD Hospitality Administration, recently received the 2018 Highly Commended Research Publication - Emerald Literati Award for their co-authored publication. The article, "Hotel Social Media Marketing: A Study on Message Strategy and its Effectiveness," was published in the…

Barbara St. Pierre Schneider (Nursing) accepted an invitation to become a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing. The fellowship is one of the profession’s most prestigious honors and recognizes outstanding contribution and achievements in nursing. The academy’s nearly 2,500 fellows are nursing leaders in education, management, practice, and…

Janice Pluth (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) received funding from NASA’s space biology program for her study “Microgravity Affects on Mammary 3D Tissue Architecture and Role of Stem Cells and Genetics.” She was one of only 15 investigators in the nation to have earned a grant award from the space biology program, which is managed by the…

Jay Shen (Community Health Sciences), Catherine Dingley (Nursing), and Dr. Ji Yoo (Medicine) received a $250,000 grant from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) for their study “Engaging Asian Communities in Palliative Care in Nevada,” which includes the Asian Community Development Center as a collaborating community partner.…