Shawna Pennock (Music) gave a lecture recital ("Riparian" by Kathryn Koopman: Duet for alto saxophone and violin pedagogically created to help young saxophonists learn to play the altissimo register) at two music conferences this month: the Southern College Music Society Conference at the University of Central Florida in Orlando and the Music…

Christopher Cain and Sarah Tanford (both Hospitality), along with Lisa Cain, '15 PhD Hospitality Administration, received the Best Paper Award at the Southeast, Central & South American Federation 2019 Conference in early March. Their paper, "Man Versus Machine: Optimal Teaching Techniques," was published in the Journal of Hospitality and…

Tiffiany Howard (Political Science) has been awarded the prestigious Council on Foreign Relations-International Affairs Fellowship for the 2019-20 academic year.  Her fellowship year will be spent at the United Nations organization UNESCO, based in Paris, where she will continue her research on digital terrorism and online radicalization by…

Katrina Harris and Wendy Hoskins (both Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services) presented at the Nevada School Counselor Association Conference in Las Vegas earlier this month. The presentation centered on developing self-advocacy strategies for students from underrepresented groups.

The National Society of Minorities in Hospitality student chapter (Hospitality) was named Best Chapter of the Year for the second year in a row at the society's 30th annual conference in Atlanta in February. The student organization provides networking opportunities with industry professionals while also developing leadership skills for…

Danny Young (Physical Therapy) co-authored an editorial titled “Inpatient Mobility Technicians: One Step Forward?” that addresses a current study focused on the feasibility and effectiveness of dedicated mobility technicians who encourage out-of-bed activities such as walking among older hospital patients. Previous study findings indicate that…

Jared Turcotte (Art) is representing the UNLV Ice Hockey Club Team on the USA Team at the 2019 World University Games now taking place in Kasnoyarsk, Russia. Turcotte is one of only three freshmen — and one of only 22 collegiate athletes total — to be picked for the USA Team at the World University Games. He is in his second…

Sheila Bock (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) and Miriam Melton-Villanueva (History) published an article, “Collaboration, Women’s Work, and the Unfinished Story of a Sonoran Tale Collection,” in the Journal of American Folklore. This article considers a body of research materials from an unfinished dissertation project, specifically…

Benjamin P. Edwards (Law) published an op-ed in the Nevada Independent this week arguing that the Nevada Legislature should enact meaningful reform on payday and title lending. The op-ed explains why it may not be economically rational for Nevadans to take out payday loans in order to pay their federal income taxes.