Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) and Kavita Batra (Medicine), along with colleagues from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, University of Southern Mississippi, and Berea College, published an article, “Introspective Meditation before Seeking Pleasurable Activities as a Stress Reduction Tool among College Students: A Multi-theory…

Jennifer Vanderlaan and Rebecca Benfield (both Nursing) have been accepted for fellowship by the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM). They are among the biggest group of inductees in ACNM history. They will be officially recognized in May. Fellowship is based on leadership, clinical excellence, scholarship, and professional achievement…

Maria Aladjova (School of Health Sciences Advising Center) and Lae Morales (College of Sciences Advising Center) recently served on a panel of academic advisors at the 2022 Region 9 NACADA Conference in Orange, California. They shared their successes and challenges that could be used in the planning process of designing future training activities…

Gabriela Buccini (Social & Behavioral Health) has been accepted into the 2022-24 Institute for Implementation Science Scholars (IS-2) at Washington University in St. Louis. The IS-2 is a competitive mentored training program for investigators interested in applying dissemination and implementation (D&I) methods and strategies to…

Donald Price and Elizabeth Stacy (Life Sciences), along with a previous graduate student and colleagues from the USDA-ARS in Hawaii and at Eastern Mennonite University, published an article in the March issue of Scientific Reports titled "Phenotypic Disruption of Cuticular Hydrocarbon Production in Hybrids Between Sympatric Species of Hawaiian…

Dr. Syed F. Saquib, Dr. Deborah A. Kuhls, and Samantha Slinkard-Barnum (all Medicine) published an article, "Pediatric Burn Care: How Burn Camps Survived and Thrived During the Coronavirus Pandemic," in Journal of Burn Care & Research.    

Brett Abarbanel (International Gaming Institute) and Shane Kraus (Psychology) and colleagues from the Cambridge Health Alliance/Harvard Medical School recently published a paper, "Examining Responsible Gambling Program Awareness and Engagement Trends and Relationships with Gambling Beliefs and Behaviors: A Three-Wave Study of Customers from a…

Nevada Beta, the UNLV chapter of Alpha Epsilon Delta (AED), sent several members, including those serving on its executive board, to the Biennial AED National Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. AED is a national health pre-professional honor society. At the conference the chapter earned awards and represented Region 5, which consists of 11…

Elizabeth Johnson and Sheetal Survase (both Academic Success Center Advising Center) recently presented at the 2022 Region 9 NACADA Conference in Orange, California. Their presentation was titled "Coping During COVID-19: Examining Advising Effectiveness in Relation to an Advisor's Work Conditions." They shared their insights on ways to…

Vanessa Marie Booth (Political Science, The Lincy Institute, Brookings Mountain West) has been selected to receive the 2022 Sam Lieberman Regents’ Scholar Award, announced this month by NSHE. Administered by the NSHE Board of Regents, the scholarship is awarded to only nine students — one undergraduate and graduate student from each Nevada…

Roberta Sabbath (English), Cathy Allen, (Dance), and Shahab Zargari (Fine Arts) will be speaking at the 2022 Conney Jews and the Arts about the interdisciplinary project Shoah Survivor Choreographic Collaboration: A Docudance Film Exploring the Memories of Four Holocaust Survivors. The project represents the intersection…

LeAnne Salazar Montoya (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) opened the National Gamma Beta Phi Conference, which was held virtually, with a general session, “True Colors: How Do You Learn and Lead." Montoya is a nationally certified “True Colors” facilitator and has presented nationally for a number of years. She concluded…