Kate Korgan, Emily Lin, Valarie Burke, and Katelyn DiBenedetto (all Graduate College) will conduct research involving current and past UNLV Ph.D. students as the result of a $50,000 grant awarded to the Graduate College by the Council of Graduate Schools. They will be participating in the Understanding Ph.D. Career Pathways for Program…

Kate Korgan (Graduate College) recently was elected to the governing board for the Law and Society Association’s sex, work, law, and society collaborative research network (CRN). This CRN seeks to bring together international socio-legal scholars and experts to broaden the conversation about sex work regulation, legal and labor issues, and social…

Several members of the Graduate College presented at the Enrollment Rx 2018 Conference, hosted by the Graduate College at UNLV May 16-18. Enrollment Rx is a higher education technology company that provides innovative constituent relationship management solutions.   Dean Kate Korgan was a keynote speaker and spoke about …

Philip Danquah (Environmental and Occupational Health) is this year's recipient of the prestigious Michelle Chino Dissertation Scholarship awarded by the School of Community Health Sciences. The award was presented at the school's honors recognition reception in April. He also works as a graduate assistant in the registrar's office.  …

Janet Dufek and Jeffrey Eggleston (both Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) shared findings with Lower Extremity Review: Pediatrics from a pair of studies each led related to how walking patterns may help identify autism within children. Their comments appeared in an article titled “Autism Linked to Between-limb Asymmetries across the Gait Cycle”…

Kate Hausbeck Korgan (Graduate College) just completed her term as president of the Western Association of Graduate Schools (WAGS) and now serves as past-president, which involves serving on the Council of Graduate Schools Board. The primary purpose of WAGS is to facilitate professional networking and provide an arena for accredited institutions…

Jeremy Smallwood (Astronomy), Sara Black (History), Tyler Stalbaum (Mechanical Engineering), and Cheryl Anderson (Anthropology) are the recipients of this year's Graduate College Outstanding Thesis & Dissertation Awards. Each year the college gives four awards — within each category, one for STEM and one for non-STEM. This year’s winners are…

Hokwon Cho (Math) has been selected as this year's winner of the Graduate College's Outstanding Graduate Faculty Leadership Award. The award recognizes graduate faculty who demonstrate leadership by, for example, serving on committees; mentoring graduate students; and engaging in, leading, or significantly advancing efforts that help move the…

Janet Dufek (Kinesiology) is this year's recipient of the Graduate College's Outstanding Graduate Faculty Mentorship Award. This award recognizes graduate faculty who mentor graduate students in teaching, research and service; provide sound counsel and advocacy on academic and non-academic issues; and guide students toward the successful…

Innovation (Research & Economic Development), the university's research magazine, recently received a Bronze Award of Excellence from District VII of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). CASE Awards of Excellence showcase best practices in alumni relations, fundraising, public/government relations, advancement…

Donovan Conley (Communication Studies), Janet Dufek (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), and Jennifer Rennels (Psychology) have been named Graduate Faculty Fellows for the 2017-18 academic year. The Graduate Faculty Fellows Program allows UNLV faculty and the Graduate College to work together on projects each academic year. The program…

Three UNLV graduate students recently received a national Love of Learning Award from The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. They are among 100 award recipients nationwide. Erick López, a doctoral student in sociology, will use funds from the award to travel to Ann Arbor, Michigan, to attend a research methods training titled "Health…