Chelsea Heinbach (Libraries) received the Association of College & Research Libraries's University Library Section (ULS) Outstanding Professional Development Award for developing the professional development blog LibParlor. Heinbach received the award with her colleagues and fellow LibParlor editorial members …

Mary Whitehead (Student Diversity & Social Justice) is the recipient of the American College Personnel Association (ACPA) Presidential Spotlight and will present on March 16 at the ACPA National Conference. Her presentation stems from her dissertation study, “Othersistering: A Holistic Perspective on Black Women Administrators in Higher…

Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) presented "Crossing Borders for Abortion as a Feminist Challenge to Border Theory" at the Exile, Belonging and Place symposium organized by the University of Louisville Commonwealth Center for Humanities & Society.

Xan Goodman and Samantha Godbey (both Libraries), along with Michael Stöpel (American University of Paris) and Livia Piotto (John Cabot University), are co-editors of the recently published Faculty-Librarian Collaborations: Integrating the Information Literacy Framework into Disciplinary Courses from the Association of College and Research…

Claytee White (Libraries) was honored by Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman with the designation of Feb. 24, 2021, as Claytee White Day in the city of Las Vegas. White is the director of the Oral History Research Center in the University Libraries Special Collections and Archives, is a member of the Las Vegas Historic Preservation Commission, and is…

Erika Gisela Abad (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) has been interviewed by KLAS-TV regarding the historical significance of the term Latinx in the context of its use and presence in last election season's cycle. 

Mary Whitehead (Student Diversity and Social Justice) was invited to do presentations on "Building  Up the Momentum of Anti-Racist Work" and "Sustainable Activism: Going Beyond the Demands" for faculty and students at California Lutheran University. The presentations were sponsored by the Center for Cultural Engagement &…

Evelyn Gajowski (English) published the chapter, "'As if a Man were Author of Himself': Fantasies of Omnipotence and Autonomy," in the essay collection, Coriolanus: A Critical Reader. The chapter analyzes the resonances between Caius Martius Coriolanus and Donald Trump, interrogating the emergence of the Roman republic, on the one hand, and…

Rebecca Barber (Business Affairs), along with co-authors from Arizona State and Virginia Tech, published "Investigating the Impact of Brief Outings on the Welfare of Dogs Living in US Shelters" in a special issue of the journal Animals that was focused on the welfare of animals in animal shelters. This study found that short (2.5-hour) outings did…

Jennifer Vanderlaan and Mary Bondmass (both Nursing) were recognized for their nursing excellence as part of the Vegas Inc. 15th annual Health Care Headliners award series. Vanderlaan was the 2021 winner in the Research/Science category, while Bondmass was the runner-up in the Lifetime Achievement category. These honors are presented each year to…

Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) published "Travel for Abortion as a Form of Migration" in Essays in Philosophy.

Brenna Renn (Psychology) recently published the manuscript, "A Typical Week With Mild Cognitive Impairment" in The Gerontologist. This project used photoelicitation interviews to explore the subjective experience of a “typical week” living with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to document (a) important activities, (b) barriers to usual…