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Celebrate #IndigenousVoices in May With TDRL Curated Book Display

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Celebrate #IndigenousVoices Curated Book Display Covers
The Teacher Development & Resources Library is celebrating Indigenous Voices with the May Curated Book Display. The Teacher Development & Resources Library's May Curated Book Display celebrates Indigenous Voices and the importance of the stories they tell. The display highlights children's and young adult literature by Native…
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Four Selected for 2021 Lance and Elena Calvert Awards for Undergraduate Research

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Teaching & Learning Librarian Mark Lenker, Isabella Chung, Nathalie Martinez, Michael Schwob, Interim Head of Educational Initiatives Rosan Mitola, and Dean of Libraries Maggie Farrell.
Teaching & Learning Librarian Mark Lenker, Isabella Chung, Nathalie Martinez, Michael Schwob, Interim Head of Educational Initiatives Rosan Mitola, and Dean of Libraries Maggie Farrell. (Not pictured Natalie Johns). The University Libraries have selected four UNLV undergraduate students as the winners of the 2021 Lance and Elena Calvert…
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Statement on Violence Against Asian American and Pacific Islanders

By SKennedy on | Permalink The UNLV Libraries condemn the ongoing acts of violence against the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities across the country. As we mark the one year anniversary of the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we stand in solidarity with our Asian American and Pacific Islander students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members as well as…
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Open Educational Resources Faculty Learning Group 2021-22 Cohort Selected

By SKennedy on | Permalink The 2021-22 Open Educational Resource (OER) Faculty Learning Group has been selected. Members of this new learning group include: James Andro-Vasko (Computer Science)Lianne Barnes (Psychology)Jorge Fonseca Cacho (Computer Science)Sheila Clark (Environmental and Occupational Health)Timothy Grigsby (Environmental and Occupational…
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UNLV Book Club Selects Megan Rapinoe’s ‘One Life’ For Spring 2021

By SKennedy on | Permalink The UNLV Book Club is returning this spring with it’s official selection, Megan Rapinoe’s memoir, One Life. In One Life, Rapinoe – an Olympic gold medalist and two-time Women's World Cup champion –  invites readers on a remarkable journey as an athlete activist, looking back on both her victories and her failures, and pulls back the…
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Reflecting on Asian American & Pacific Islander Influence in Las Vegas

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Chinatown Plaza at night
Chinatown Plaza has been a cultural and business center for Las Vegans of Asian American and Pacific Islander descent. (Aaron Mayes/UNLV Special Collections & Archives) Vanessa “Nessa” Concepcion is expanding on the history of Southern Nevada through her work on a new Asian American and Pacific Islander oral history project from UNLV…
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Remote Learning Resources Available At The Libraries

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UNLV students needing assistance with remote learning have access to resources through University Libraries.  Laptops Laptops are available for checkout for up to 8 hours at a time to use for remote classes or class projects. Webcams and iPads Webcams and iPads are also available for short-term checkout. This equipment is cleaned…
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School of Medicine Library Compiles COVID-19 Vaccine Information Guide

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Small vial labeled Corornavirus Vaccine
Have questions about the COVID-19 vaccines? The UNLV School of Medicine Library wants to help you find the answers. Compiled by Katie Houk, Health Literacy & Community Engagement Librarian, the guide compiles information from numerous reliable sources into an easy-to-understand public guide. Check out the guide for information…
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Aidy Weeks Named Interim Director of the School of Medicine Library

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Aidy Weeks
Aidy Weeks Aidy Weeks has been named the interim director of UNLV’s School of Medicine Library. Weeks, who joined the UNLV Libraries in 2019 as the Graduate Medical Education Liaison Librarian and Collections Manager, began serving in her new role at the beginning of February. “The Libraries are pleased to welcome Aidy into the interim…
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Libraries Wins CASE District VII Bronze Award For Mandy The Skeleton Photo Series

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Mandy, the skeleton operating LASR
Mandy the Skeleton searches the LASR collection. The UNLV University Libraries were awarded a Bronze Award in Photography: Series of Related Photographs during the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District VII Awards of Excellence for “We Won’t Let Your Studies Calcify.” The humorous photo series from Aaron Mayes…
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