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An-Pyng Sun (Social Work) conducted field studies in Taiwan and mainland China. Based on the data collected, she was lead author for the article "Trauma and Chinese Heroin Users" in the Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, and presented her work at the College of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China, in April, and in…

Chad Hensley (Radiography) earned two accolades during October. The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT), which had honored him with the Outstanding Grass-roots Advocacy Award in April, this month placed a photo of Chad on the October/November issue of ASRT Scanner magazine and wrote an article about his advocacy work. Shortly after…

David Schwartz (Libraries) is the author of Boardwalk Playground: The Making, Unmaking, & Remaking of Atlantic City, which was published recently by Winchester Books.

Melissa Bowles-Terry (Libraries) wrote a chapter titled "Proving and Improving the Value of the Academic Library" in the book Reviewing the Academic Library.

Josh Bonde (Geoscience) spoke to nearly 800 students from Kitty Ward Elementary School about fossils as part of National Fossil Day at Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument on Oct. 14. Steve Ross, Las Vegas Mayor pro tem, spoke to the students about the new national monument and Superintendent Jon Burpee taught the…

Alona Angosta, Jillian Inouye, Tricia Gatlin, and Reimund Serafica (all Nursing) have had their abstract accepted for an international symposium. They will present "Effects of Dance in Chronic Illness: A Systematic Review" at the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing 43rd Biennial Convention, which will take place in Las Vegas…

Barbara Tabach (Libraries) gave presentations about the Southern Nevada Jewish Community Heritage Project at meetings of Hadassah and the Sunday Assembly. Through the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project, University Libraries ensures that the unique historical contributions of our region’s Jewish population are preserved and shared. …

Tracy Johnson (College of Liberal Arts), Ed Ronca (College of Education), and John Starkey (School of Business) presented at the 2015 National Academic Advising Association National Conference. Titled, "Numbers Don't Lie: A Framework for Recognizing and Supporting Nontraditional Learners," their presentation focused …

Susan Wainscott (Libraries), along with Craig Palmer, formerly of the Harry Reid Center for Environmental Studies, and three other colleagues co-authored “Practical Guidance for Integrating Data Management Into Long-term Ecological Monitoring Projects.” This peer-reviewed lead article appeared in Wildlife Society Bulletin’s …