John Hay (English) authored a scholarly article titled "The American Mad Max: The Road Warrior versus the Postman," which appeared in the academic journal Science Fiction Film and Television in October. Beginning with the incredible success of The Road Warrior, the Mad Max franchise became a foundational U.S. post-apocalyptic…

Dr. Tina Brandon Abbatangelo (Dentistry) completed the Institute for Diversity in Leadership hosted by the American Dental Association, which is designed to enhance the leadership skills of dentists who, because of their backgrounds, have been traditionally underrepresented in leadership roles. The program provides opportunities to enhance…

The Center for Academic Enrichment and Outreach (CAEO) was awarded one GEAR UP grant for $29.4 million, which includes  $14.7 million from the federal government and $14.7 million from a non-federal, in-kind match. The center also received a TRIO Upward Bound Math-Science (UBMS) grant of $1.3 million from the U.S. Department of Education.…

Dr. Johan Bester (Medicine) presented two topics related to his work in medical ethics at the annual meeting of the American Society of Humanities and Bioethics this month. The first presentation focused on his theoretical work in clinical ethics expertise, titled "Getting to the Heart (and Mind) of Clinical Ethics Expertise". This was presented…

Qing Wu (Community Health Sciences and Nevada Institute of Personalized Medicine) recently was awarded a $448,313 research grant from the National Institutes of Health. The funding will support a project titled "Developing Model-Based Bone Density Reference Values for African-American Women."

Dr. Karl Kingsley and Adam Whiteley (both Dental) published the research article "Scardovia Wiggsiae Prevalence among Adult and Pediatric Orthodontic and Non-Orthodontic Patient Populations" in the Journal of Medical Discovery in September.  

Allison Slaughter  (Social Work) has been awarded a fellowship via the Council on Social Work Education's Minority Fellowship Program-Youth. The master's level fellowship is designed to enhance the cultural competency of social work students. Recipients must be committed to providing mental health services to at-risk children,…

Joanne Goodwin (History) has been elected to the position of secretary for the National  Collaborative for Women's History Sites. The organization's mission is to promote the preservation and interpretation of sites and locales that bear witness to women's participation in American life. Most recently the organization won National…

Edward Lynch (Dental) and dentist Ahmed Mohamed published  “Stem Cell Engineered Implant Dentistry — the Future of Implant Dentistry” in Stomatological Disease and Science in July. Clinical complications are associated with dental implants, such as gingival recession, gingival inflammation, crestal bone loss and inflammation of surrounding…