Su Kim Chung (Libraries) delivered the keynote address, "The Women Who Saved History: Jeanne Wier and the Nevada Historical Society," at the Nevada Historical Society's 120th birthday celebration in Reno. Wier was a longtime advocate for the preservation of Nevada’s history through her tireless work on behalf of the Nevada Historical Society…

During the 2024 AERA annual conference LeAnne Salazar Montoya (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) was welcomed as the nee secretary/treasurer of the superintendent SIG and DEI chair for the research on women in education SIG.

LeAnne Salazar Montoya (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) hosted an enlightening session on the "Latina Radiance Initiative" on April 24. This session was designed to explore the impactful work being done under the Latina Radiance Initiative, a project aimed at empowering Latina women through community engagement, education…

As part of her postdoctoral project, Marta Plominska, along with Dawid Mzyk and Liz Valvano (all Music), performed at the Opening Concert of The College Music Society Southwest Conference in Stockton, CA. Their program titled 'Emotional Connections: Evocative Duets by Women Composers' included pieces by Adrienne Albert, Jessica Rudman, and Nicole…

Marta Plominska (Music) recently performed at Columbus State University in a Guest Artist Recital alongside pianist Susan Hoskins. As part of her Post-Doc project, Plominska curated a program celebrating the contributions of female composers. She actively advocates for recognizing women in the music industry and has been featured in the Music of…

Kathryn Bell (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) was awarded the Women's Scholarship from the National Strength and Conditioning Association Foundation.

Alexandria Evans and Gabriela Buccini (both Social and Behavioral Health) presented at the 2023 APHA Conference on Nov. 12. Their presentation was part of the Perinatal and Women's Health Poster Session titled "Perceived discrimination when utilizing maternal-child perinatal care: A qualitative study."    

Nancy Lough (Education and UNLV Sports Innovation); along with Nicole M. LaVoi from the University of Minnesota; Alysse Soll, CEO of Underdog Advisory and Board Chair of Women in Sports Tech; and Marilou McFarlane, founder & CEO of Women in Sports Tech; hosted a panel on Women in Sport Innovation at the 5th Annual…

Brittani Sterling, Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies Librarian, (Libraries) was the invited keynote speaker of The Innovative Library Conference (TILC) 2023. Her address discussed the importance of academic librarians utilizing their unique positions as third space facilitators, scholar practitioners, and community…

Linda Dam (Journalism and Media Studies) and Natalie Pennington (CSU Fort Collins) have published an article titled, "Social interaction, support preferences, and the use of wearable health trackers," in Frontiers in Communication. The study assessed how social factors relate to reported weekly use and behavioral intentions toward the use of…

Barbara Lewis, (Public Health) co-wrote an article, "Nothing About Patients, Without Patients: More Than Just a Catchy Phrase!" which was published in The Permanente Journal.

Shanna Kinzel (Student Affairs), associate director of the UNLV Student Union and Conference and Event Services, was awarded the Association of College Unions International (ACUI) Values Award during the annual conference in Boston, Massachusetts. The ACUI Values Award is presented to college union professionals who uphold the ACUI core values of…