Patricia Heisser Metoyer (Psychology and Interdisciplinary Studies) has been nominated for a National Women’s Studies Association Women’s Center Award. Established in 1977, the National Women's Studies Association promotes and supports the production and dissemination of knowledge about women and gender through teaching, learning, research,…

David G. Schwartz (Center for Gaming Research, UNLV University Libraries) was asked to put the recent awarding of an National Hockey League franchise to Las Vegas into historical context for the Washington Post. His opinion piece, which draws on his historical research into gambling, ran on JUne 27.

Karl Kingsley (Dental Medicine) recently co-authored three abstracts and presented this research at the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) conference in Seoul, South Korea, in June. UNLV Dental School student John Silvaroli was the keynote oral speaker for the nutrition section with his research presentation," Folic Acid…

Tom Tozier (Reprographics & Design Services) recently gave a presentation at the In-Plant Printing & Mailing Association's annual conference in Denver. The topic was "Making Your Strategic Plan a Reality."

Michael Sanders (Dental Medicine) has been elected as secretary for the Nevada Dental Association by dental professionals throughout the state. He began his one-year term June 17. The association provides services to its members that promote the highest standards of care for the public, and inspire a pursuit of professional excellence and personal…

Steven Bickmore (Teaching and Learning) writes a weekly academic blog on young adult literature. He writes twice a month and has guest academic contributors every other week. His post on June 15, "Say His Name!" was a personal response to the horrible event in Orlando. On June 22, the literacy blog of the National Council of Teachers of English…

Misty Fogg (Financial Aid and Scholarships) recently made a presentation at the Western Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (WASFAA) in Anchorage, Alaska. The topic was "Sound Documentation Practices for Financial Aid Professionals." She is the assistant director of processing in her department.

David G. Schwartz (Center for Gaming Research) presented a talk, "Inside the Minds of Table Games Managers," which shared the insights gleaned from the Center for Gaming Research's table games manager oral history project and the resulting book, Tales from the Pit, at the June meeting of the Southern Nevada Casino Chip and Gaming Token Collectors.

Liam Frink (Research and Economic Development) is the author of A Tale of Three Villages (University of Arizona Press, 2016), an investigation of culture change among the Yup'ik Eskimo people of the southwestern Alaskan coast from just prior to the time of Russian and Euro-North American contact to the mid-twentieth century. Frink focuses on…