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Exhibition: Nevada Science Olympiad
Several departments and offices across campus came together to support the fifth annual Nevada Science Olympiad as hundreds of middle and high school STEM students throughout the Silver State came to 性视界传媒 to showcase their projects. Categories for the Nevada Science Olympiad included Life, Personal & Social Science; Earth & Space Science鈥
Presentation: John "Skip" Crooker, Laurel Pritchard, Qingmin Shi, Christina Drum
John 鈥淪kip鈥 Crooker (Decision Support), Laurel Pritchard (Executive Vice President and Provost), Qingmin Shi (Decision Support), and Christina Drum (Decision Support) recently presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) in Los Angeles. Their study, titled 鈥淎cademic Momentum, Financial Aid鈥
Notable: Samantha John
Dr. Samantha John (Medicine), a neuropsychologist in the Brain Health Department, was recently featured on Channel 8 News Now. She appears in a segment highlighting disparities in dementia care among Latino communities in Southern Nevada. In the report by Ozzy Mora, John discusses the state鈥檚 rapidly rising rates of neurodegenerative disease and鈥
Appointment/Election: Benjamin Edwards
Benjamin Edwards (Law) was recently reappointed to the Nevada Board of Finance by Governor Joe Lombardo. Professor Edwards was initially appointed to the board by Governor Steve Sisolak. 
Appointment/Election: Suzanna Geiser
Suzanna Geiser (Law) has been elected Secretary of the Association of Legal Writing Directors (ALWD) Board of Directors.
Presentation: Alanna Bitzel, Christopher J. Edwards
On April 10, members of the 性视界传媒 community participated in a virtual event hosted by the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA). The event, "Sneak Peek Into the 2026 Region 8/9 Conference!," featured 5-minute Lightning Talks from several upcoming Region 8/9 Conference speakers, interactive Q&A and鈥
Published: Janet S. Dufek
Janet S. Dufek (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) and Barry T. Bates (Professor Emeritus, University of Oregon) co-authored a mini review titled "Within-Activity Cross-Training: A Load-Variability Framework for Chronic Injury Risk Reduction in Distance Running" in the Shrine Journal of Research and Sciences.  In this work, the鈥
Presentation: Dr. April Ursula Fox
April Ursula Fox (Education) presented her paper, 鈥淢eaningful Learning with Zines at the Punk Rock Museum: A Mixed-Methods Study,鈥 at the 2026 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting. The paper was featured in the session 鈥淧ower and Learning in Museums: Reimagining Museums as Sites of Untold Histories,鈥 part of the SIG-鈥
Presentation: Richard Chang, Diana Beltran, Shanika Wickramarachchi, Alexis Rice, Gloria Wong-Padoongpatt, Rachael Robnett
On April 10, 2026, Shanika Wickramarachchi and Alexis Rice (both Psychology) presented 鈥溾楩eeling Out of Place鈥: Impostor Phenomenon Among BIPOC and LGBTQ STEM College Students鈥 in a roundtable at the 2026 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting in Los Angeles. The study, co-authored with Richard Chang, Diana Beltran, Gloria鈥

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