Brett Abarbanel (International Gaming Institute) spoke with Mark Johnson (University of Sydney) on the subject of gamblification in video game streaming platforms as part of the University of Sydney's Gather Series. The session is available to view on demand. 

Mary Blankenship (The Lincy Institute, Brookings Mountain West, Economics, Chemistry) recently had a report published in the Brookings Institution blog, Up Front. The piece, Assessing the Social and Emotional Costs of Mass Shootings with Twitter Data, analyzes emoji and hashtag usage on Twitter after mass shootings and finds that society…

Drs. Christine Fayad, Ravisha Bai, Amber Champion, and Kenneth Izuora (all Medicine) published two clinical vignette abstracts, "Ovarian Hyperthecosis: Hyperandrogenism In a Post-Menopausal Woman" and "Do Not Miss MEN 1 Screening in Patients Presenting with Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor," that were presented at the just concluded annual meeting…

John Tuman, Tiffiany Howard, David Damore, and Nerses Kopalyan (all Political Science) are the coauthors of the recent book Latinos in Nevada: A Political, Economic, and Social Profile (Reno: University of Nevada Press, 2021). Publication of the book was supported by a grant from Nevada Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Lynn Comella (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) was one of eight fellows selected for the 2021-22 class at the University of California National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement. She will receive funding to further the national conversation regarding freedom of expression and democratic participation on college campuses.…

Michelle Tusan (History) gave two interviews on President Biden’s recognition of the Armenian genocide — one for the Indian Express, Mumbai and the other for Radio, Seoul, South Korea.

Heather Dahl (Counselor Education, School Psychology, & Human Services), Tina Vo (Teaching & Learning), and Margarita Huerta (Early Childhood, Multilingual, & Special Education) recently published an article, "Using a Science Literacy Lens to Conceptualize Anxiety around COVID 19: Strategies for Human Services…

Susan McLennon (Nursing) was competitively selected for the American Association of Colleges of Nursing 2021-22 cohort for the Elevating Leaders in Academic Nursing Program. This fellowship helps develop and improve leadership skills in nurse academic leaders.

Samantha Godbey (Libraries) has been elected vice chair/chair-elect of the Education and Behavioral Sciences Section (EBSS) of the Association of College and Research Libraries. With this three-year appointment, she will become chair-elect in July 2021, chair in July 2022, and past-chair in July 2023. EBSS is an organization of approximately 1,000…

John Starkey (Business), Savannah Baltera (Campus Life), Amy Carito (Business Affairs), Amber Sevart (Student Engagement and Diversity), and Liane Lee (Alumni) headed an awareness and fundraising event in April on behalf of the Administrative Faculty Committee that benefited the local nonprofit Project 150. Project 150 is an organization dedicated…

Gabriela Buccini (Environmental and Occupational Health) is the first author of a newly published article, "Nurturing Care Indicators for the Brazilian Early Childhood Friendly Municipal Index (IMAPI)" in the Maternal and Child Nutrition journal. The Nurturing Care Framework calls for establishing a global monitoring and accountability…

Rebecca Gill (Political Science) and Daniel J. Mallinson (Penn State Harrisburg) published "Strategies for How Men Can Advance Gender Equity in Political Science," an introduction to the symposium they co-edited in PS: Political Science & Politics. This symposium includes 10 articles covering a wide range of ways that men can work to promote…