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.…

Samantha Godbey (Libraries) is the author of an article published in the July 2018 issue of College & Research Libraries, the bi-monthly journal of the Association of College & Research Libraries. The article, "Testing Future Teachers: A Quantitative Exploration of Factors Impacting the Information Literacy of Teacher Education…

Chelsea Heinbach (Libraries) recently presented a poster, "Building a Community of Librarian Researchers: What We Learned from Creating LibParlor," at the American Library Association Annual Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans. She developed the research project with colleagues Charissa Powell and Hailley Fargo.   

Rosan Mitola and Erin Rinto (both Libraries) had an article published in the May issue of The Journal of Academic Librarianship. The article, "Student Employment as a High-Impact Practice in Academic Libraries: A Systematic Review," was co-authored with Emily Pattni, an UNLV graduate and a former Information Literacy Fellow in the Libraries.…

Danny Siciliano, Ashley Brinkmeyer, Savannah Schmidt, Esther Lee, Jesika Herrera, Simon Zhu, Naomi Tekabe, Katrina Scheuermann, Jacob Lennard, and Charmaine Pancho (all Accounting) recently participated in the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) annual National Student Case Competition in Indianapolis. In the final round…

Su Kim Chung (Libraries) recently presented a poster at the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section of the Academic College Research Libraries – American Library Association conference in New Orleans. The poster presentation, “Advancing in Retreat: Librarians and Faculty Converge to Develop Student Assignments,” was developed with humanities…

Lung-Chang Chien (Environmental and Occupational Health) published a research brief, "PTSD Among Working Women in a Developing Country," in Women's Research Institute of Nevada. This research brief is comprehending Chien's publication "Traumatic Life Events and Development of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder among Female Factory Workers in a…

Won-Yong Oh (Management, Entrepreneurship, and Technology) and his co-authors' business case study "Macy's Inc.: Turnaround Strategy in Crisis" was published with Ivey Publishing. This case describes how Macy’s, one of the world’s largest and oldest premier department stores, made strategic changes for a successful turnaround.…

Amanda Melilli, Marina Georgieva, Darnelle Melvin, and Leah Howd (all Libraries) presented during the American Library Association Annual Conference & Exhibition in New Orleans. Melilli, head of the Teacher Development and Resources Library was featured on a panel discussing “Building and Justifying Adult Graphic Novel Collections in…