Jarret Keene (English) recently appeared on the Florida Book Club podcast to talk about his science-fiction adventure novel Hammer of the Dogs (University of Nevada Press, 2023), growing up in Tampa in the 1980s, heavy metal, comic books, book bans, and the difference between Florida and Nevada. Listen here.

Associate professor Jenna Weglarz-Ward (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) recently published an article in the latest edition of Division for Early Childhood's Recommended Practices Monograph Series--Leadership: Leading From Where You Are. "Every Family is a Leader: How Professional-Family Partnership Empowers Family Leaders,"…

Catharine Lory (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) is the recipient of the 2024 Early Career Research Award presented by the Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities (DADD), which is part of the Council for Exceptional Children — the largest international professional organization dedicated to supporting the…

David G. Schwartz (Ombuds) recently published a post on From the Ombuds, the official blog of UNLV's Ombuds Office. The post announces the release of the UNLV Ombuds Office 2023 Annual Report, sharing some thoughts on the events of 2023 and their continuing impact on campus. For more information about the Ombuds Office, please visit its website.…

Sara Rosenkranz (Kinesiology & Nutrition Sciences), along with colleagues, recently published Effects of treadmill training on myelin proteomic markers and cerebellum morphology in a rat model of cuprizone-induced toxic demyelination in the Journal of Neuroimmunology. 

Richard Rosenkranz and Sara Rosenkranz (both Kinesiology & Nutrition Sciences) along with colleagues from Kansas State University recently published "Are lifestyle behaviors associated with excellent self-rated health among American adolescents? A cross-sectional study" in the Journal of Healthy Eating & Active Living. 

The U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board presented Joseph Daniel Lema (Hospitality) with a Fulbright Specialist Program Award. Lema will complete a project at Tourism & Hospitality Association of Guyana in Guyana that aims to exchange knowledge and establish partnerships benefiting participants, institutions,…

Professor Francine Lipman (Law) co-authored an article “Facilitating Financial Freedom: ABLE Accounts Across America,” which ran in the January 22 issue of Tax Notes State. 

Jeff Schauer (History) gave a paper at the conference of the American Historical Association in San Francisco. His paper, titled "A Lobby for Zambia: the Fortunes of the Zambian Brand and the Politics of Decolonization in Central Africa," explored the role of the Zambia Information Services in branding the country abroad, cultivating expertise…