Katherine Keller (University Libraries) was a guest speaker at San Diego Comic Con last week as part of a panel discussing “Navigating The Powers and Perils of Banned Books.” The panel, hosted by the Comic Book Defense League Fund (CBDLF), examined the history of censorship of graphic novels. Keller, who works in the Teacher Development and…

Kara Radzak (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) co-presented “Knee Mechanics across the Lifespan: Implications for Prevention and Care of Pathologies” during the Far West Athletic Trainers’ Association convention. The study, which was the featured presentation during the convention’s first day, focused on the expansion of athletic training beyond…

The School of Dental Medicine has hosted “Give Kids a Smile” since 2006. The program provides free dental examinations, X-rays, cleanings, treatments, and oral hygiene instructions to children who have limited or no access to dental care. During the past decade, the school has partnered with the Southern Nevada Dental Society to provide nearly $…

Joseph Gilbert (Management, Entrepreneurship, and Technology) is the author of Ethics for Managers: Philosophical Foundations and Business Realities. The second edition of the book recently has been published by Routledge. He is an emeritus associate professor.

The School of Dental Medicine has been recognized by Vegas Seven magazine for its Sgt. Clint Ferrin Memorial Veterans Dental Clinic. The clinic was selected as a "Best of the City" award winner as the "Best Service for Veterans" within the community & culture category. The clinic offers free dental services to qualified veterans of any branch…

Sutirtha Chatterjee and Gregory Moody (Management Information Systems) have been ranked (tied) No. 2 in the world for research published in the top six management information systems journals in 2015. In addition, the Lee Business School itself ranked No. 7 (tied).

Doctoral student Carmen Vallin (Life Sciences) was awarded the American Society for Microbiology Robert D. Watkins Graduate Research Fellowship. The program provides a total stipend of $63,000 ($21,000 a year) for a three-year period and is aimed at highly competitive graduate students. Vallin was awarded this…

Jay Shen (Healthcare Administration and Policy), Abbie Kirkendall (Social Work), and Catherine Dingley (Nursing) recently received the Tier 2 funding from the Patient Centered Outcome Research Institute (PCORI) to continue their project “Engaging Patients with Life-Limiting Illnesses on Receiving Palliative Care“. They completed the project’s Tier…

Lars Walker (Life Sciences) is co-editor of Long-Term Ecological Research Changing the Nature of Scientists, an insiders' views of ways that that long-term collaborative ecological research has shaped science and scientists in the U.S. Long-Term Ecological Research network. Walker also was a co-author on Chapter 1 (Changing the…