Christina Miskey (Libraries) was invited to present at the ORCID US Community's 7th Showcase webinar. Her presentation focused on the status of ORCID outreach, education, and integration efforts on the UNLV campus over the past two years.

Caren Royce Yap (Marketing and International Business) was recognized as an AAPI (Asian American and Pacific Islander) trailblazer in the Las Vegas community by the Asian Community Development Council (ACDC) at its first InspirAsian Gala, which took place in December. Yap, who serves as CSUN president, was the youngest of the eight trailblazers…

Dr. Eve Chung (Dental) and Xue "Cher" Xing (Teaching and Learning) co-authored an article, “Flip Your CTE Classroom: A Dental Education Model,” that appeared Jan. 10 in the Association for Career & Technical Education online publication.

Daniella Etel Courban (Art) was published in the Heart to Heart Nevada Humanities series this week. "Humanities Heart to Heart" is a series of essays and multimedia presentations created by Nevadans that highlight diverse, personal perspectives from all corners of the Silver State, reflecting on life during the COVID-19 pandemic. Join us as we…

Drs. Jay Fisher and Beth Warren (Medicine) co-authored an evidence-based review, "Pediatric Chest Pain: Using Evidence to Reduce Diagnostic Testing in the Emergency Department," which recently was published in the peer-reviewed Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice. Fisher is the director of pediatric clinical education for the department of…

Sanae El Ibrahimi (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) and colleagues from Comagine Health (Michelle A. Hendricks, Sara Hallvik, Christi Hildebran), Brigham & Women’s Hospital (Scott G. Weiner, Michael A. Fischer), and Brandeis University (Grant Ritter) recently published an article in JAMA Network Open titled "Factors Associated With Opioid…

Doris Morgan Rueda (History) was selected for a research fellowship from the Arizona Historical Society to conduct research at the Tucson branch of the Arizona Historical Society Archives. 

Angela Silvestri-Elmore (Nursing) has been promoted to associate professor on a faculty-in-residence tract.

Dr. Neamat Hassan (Dental) accepted an invitation to join the Western Region's Practitioner Advisory Committee (PAC), which assists the Western Region National Dental Practice-Based Research Network. Nearly 7,500 U.S. and internationally-based dental practitioners, office staff, and researchers are members of the Western Region National Dental…

Jay Shen, Soumya Upadhyay, and Betty Burston (all Healthcare Administration and Policy) have been invited as guest editors of a special issue, "Socioeconomic Inequalities in Access to Care, Outcomes, and Healthcare Utilization," of the journal Healthcare. Manuscript submissions are being accepted until Oct. 31.

Toni Repetti (Hospitality) has earned her Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification from The Council for Sig Sigma Certification (CSSC). This certification along with her industry experience brings value to the classroom when teaching students how to improve quality and efficiency in hospitality operations while keeping an eye on the bottom line.…

Soumya Upadhyay (Healthcare Administration & Policy) was presented with the 2021 Research to Practice Award during the American Public Health Association annual meeting for her abstract "Do Patient Engagement IT Functionalities Influence Patient Safety Outcomes." She also was interviewed by Journal of Public Health Management and Practice (…