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Alona Angosta (Nursing) received the John Crawford Nursing Research Institute Fellow Award from the Neuman Systems Model Research Institute in summer 2015. The purpose of the award is to recognize outstanding nurses who made significant contributions to nursing research using the Neuman Systems Model (NSM) as a research framework to guide their…

Cyndi Shein (Libraries) presented a poster, "Building Bridges: Leading an Army of Graduate Student Interns," at the Society of American Archivists’ annual meeting. Her presentation detailed the mutually beneficial relationship between the University Libraries’ Special Collections Division and the history students employed there.  

Gary Cerefice and Ralf Sudowe (both Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) and Alexander Barzilov (Mechanical Engineering) received a nearly $400,000 grant from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to establish the 51�ԹϺ��� nuclear science and engineering fellowship program. Beginning fall 2016, the new four-year program will award at least four…

Szu-Ping Lee (Physical Therapy) and Edward Neumann (Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction, Emeritus) spoke during the 2015 World Congress of the International Society of Prosthetics and Orthotics in Lyon, France. Their presentation, "Optimizing Functions for Individuals with Lower Extremity Amputation: Clinicians' Perspective on…

Kai-Yu Ho (Physical Therapy) spoke during the Fourth International Patellofemoral Pain Research Retreat in Manchester, England. An invited speaker, she presented, "The Effects of Patellofemoral Taping on Patellofemoral Joint Alignment and Contact Area," which addressed her study’s comparison of patellofemoral joint alignment and contact area…

Emily Lapworth (Libraries) participated in a panel presentation titled “Capturing Community and Cultural Content” at the Society of California Archivists’ “The Future is Now: Digital Initiatives in the Archives” conference this summer. She discussed the University Libraries’ new scan-and-return process for the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage…

Michael Pravica (Physics and Astronomy) recently received a 2015 Stewardship Science Academic Alliances award through the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration. The three-year, $780,000 grant is to develop a novel field of science Pravica has been developing, called "useful hard X-ray photochemistry."…

Emilio "Louie" Puentedura (Physical Therapy) provided two keynote addresses during the 2015 New Zealand Manipulative Physiotherapists Association Biennial Scientific Conference in Christchurch, New Zealand. The first, titled “Safety in Manipulation,” focused on the relative risks of thrust joint manipulation to the spine, while the second, titled…

Scott Abella (Life Sciences) just published a book, Conserving America's National Parks. The book coincides with the 100-year centennial of the National Park Service in 2016. The 200-page book provides an unprecedented view of the challenges and threats facing the 408 units of the national park system. It also provides inspiring…