Toni Repetti (Hospitality) is the author of two chapters in a newly accepted hospitality financial management etextbook entitled Hospitality Financial Management and Contextualized Decision Making. The chapters are "Fundamentals of Financial Statements" and "Projections of Future Financial Benefits Using Industry Reports."  The other co-…

Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) published "Why I Shut Down an Argument in My Philosophy for Children Class" in Psyche, a digital magazine from Aeon. 

Samantha Godbey, Xan Goodman, Ruby Nugent, and Aidy Weeks (all Libraries) contributed a paper, "A Multidisciplinary Approach to Systematic Reviews: Elevating Research Support at Your Institution," at the Association of College & Research Libraries 2021 Conference. 

Erin Breen (Transportation Research Center) and Laura Gryder (Medicine) were interviewed by NextCity.org about their involvement in the creation, implementation, and assessment of Ped SAFE, a Southern Nevada pedestrian safety educational class offered by the Vulnerable Road Users Project to individuals cited for pedestrian law violations in lieu…

Juanita Hinojosa and Federick Ngo (both Educational Psychology & Higher Education) presented a forthcoming paper, "Supporting Undocumented Community College Students" at the annual conference of the Council for the Study of Community Colleges. In this paper, they discuss policies and practices in higher education that can support undocumented…

Kathryn Houk (Libraries) and Jordan Nielsen od Vanderbilt University contributed a paper, "The Library is Open (And Hiring): Toward Conscientious Academic Librarian Hiring Practices," to the Association of College & Research Libraries (2021 Conference. Houk is in the Health Sciences Library.

Cindy X. Kha (Life Sciences) was awarded the 2021 Sam Lieberman Regents’ Award for Graduate Student Scholarship by the NSHE Board of Regents. This award honors students for their distinguished academic achievements, leadership ability, and service contributions. Her work in the laboratory of associate professor Kelly Tseng (Life…

Nikule Abel (Nursing) earned a scholarship to attend the Nurses in Washington Internship. The event is sponsored by the Nursing Organizations Alliance and gives nurses a chance to see how to influence health care via legislation and regulation. Abel, who is a student, will get to meet with Congresswoman Susie Lee of Nevada, among other lawmakers,…

Dr. Antonina Capurro (Dental) and Dr. Amy Tongsiri, '08 DMD, joined hundreds of national and international dentists, dental hygienists, health researchers, dental/health educators, legislators, public health officials, Medicaid/CHIP dental program staff/consultants, state/territorial dental directors, and county/city/local dental directors at…

Susanna Newbury (Art) has published The Speculative City: Art, Real Estate, and the Making of Global Los Angeles, with the University of Minnesota Press. A forensic examination of the mutual relationship between art and real estate in a transforming Los Angeles, the book argues that art and urban development shape each other's evolution The…

Mayra Corn, Amy Tureen, and Xiaoyin Zhang (all Libraries) contributed a poster, "Improving Job Advertisements," to the Association of College & Research Libraries 2021 Conference. Corn also presented the poster, "Ascending During Crisis: How an Academic Library provided PPE to their community." In addition, Tureen participated in the…

Sheila Bock (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) gave a virtual presentation,“From Neo-Nazis and Coughing Karens: Grappling with Intentionality in the Time of COVID-19,” at the Western States Folklore Society annual meeting.