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College Degree Attainment in the Mountain West, 2010-2020
No full textThis fact sheet presents data on the gaps in college degree attainment in the Mountain West states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. The data appear in “Learning and Earning by Degrees: Gains in College Degree Attainment Have Enriched the Nation and Every State, but Racial and Gender Inequality Persists,” report published by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW), a research and policy institute within Georgetown University that focuses on the connections between education, career qualifications, and workforce demands
Federal Health Research Cuts in the Mountain West, 2025
No full textThis fact sheet presents data from the Science & Community Impacts Mapping Project (SCIMaP) report, “Impact of Federal Health Research Cuts,” which predicts economic and job losses resulting from proposed National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding/grants cuts for indirect research costs as of April 9, 2025. This fact sheet focuses on predicted economic and job loss for the Mountain West states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah, and county-level data for the State of Nevada
The Power of Connection: Fostering a Safe and Supportive Classroom
No full textOne of the most effective teaching practices is building strong relationships with students and creating a safe, supportive classroom environment. When students feel valued, respected, and comfortable, they are more likely to engage in learning, take risks, and persist through challenges. In my classroom, I prioritize getting to know my students personally, establishing consistent expectations, and fostering a culture where mistakes are seen as opportunities for growth. By emphasizing trust, encouragement, and open communication, I create a space where students feel safe to ask questions without fear, advocate for themselves, and develop confidence in their abilities. This approach is particularly crucial for students who struggle with self-doubt or fear of failure. When students believe their voices matter and that they are supported, they are more likely to try harder, challenge themselves, and reach their full potential.https://oasis.library.unlv.edu/btp_expo/1206/thumbnail.jp
Supporting Effective Online Teaching and Learning
No full textLiterature identifies numerous related concepts that support effective online education. These concepts include identity, mental models, social presence, motivation, social learning, self-regulated learning, communities of practice, cognitive load, and Universal Design for Learning. After a review of the literature, action research was conducted among participants from across the field of Online Education, including instructors, instructional designers, and embedded instructional technologists. This research collected and analyzed data regarding the practical application of these theoretical concepts, as well as the techniques, tools, and resources to support this application. The result of this action research project was a set of proven best practices in online teaching and learning.https://oasis.library.unlv.edu/btp_expo/1217/thumbnail.jp
Real-World Applications: Strategies to Inspire Students to Learn Calculus and Differential Equations Through Modeling
No full textKey elements of strategy to inspire students include: Pre-Class Preparation; Historical Context (Starting each lecture with a brief historical overview to provide relevance and context to the material); Interactive Real-Life Problem Solving (Discussing the main concepts of the lecture and collaboratively solving challenging problems); Proof Techniques (Demonstrating mathematical methods used to prove key statements from the current lesson); Real-Time Feedback.https://oasis.library.unlv.edu/btp_expo/1219/thumbnail.jp
Co-Creating Learning Journeys
No full textViewing education as a journey of exploration and discovery, I invite students to co-create our path. As a “guide on the side,” I help students build a foundation while encouraging autonomy through co-creation—where students contribute to course design, content, assessment, and learning activities. This collaborative approach fosters deeper engagement, critical thinking, and meaningful learning. Research shows co-creation improves academic performance, skill development, and student-staff relationships. Instructors can support this by framing learning as exploration, modeling curiosity, building inclusive learning communities, and offering flexible, student-driven curricular choices that include research, topic proposals, and the creation of assessments based on co-developed content.https://oasis.library.unlv.edu/btp_expo/1223/thumbnail.jp
Native American Tribes and Federal Grant Funding in the Mountain West, FY2023-2025
No full textThis fact sheet presents state-level data on the impact of a federal government-wide funding freeze affecting Native American Tribes, focusing on the Mountain West states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. The data are derived from the Brookings Institution’s “A federal grant freeze could disrupt over $24 billion to Native American communities and undermine US obligations to Tribes” brief, which reports data from USAspending. The original report provides data on the federal government’s obligations, outlays, and remaining balances owed to Native American Tribes for all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia
Patterns in Antibiotic Susceptibility Before and After COVID-19
No full textThe COVID-19 pandemic led to a surge in antibiotic use, despite the viral nature of the disease. This widespread and often unnecessary use of antibiotics poses a serious threat on global health by accelerating the development of antibiotic resistance. Healthcare professionals utilize strategies, including Antibiotic Stewardship Programs (ASPs) and the use of antibiograms to mitigate the growing threat of antibiotic resistance. Antibiograms are tools used in healthcare settings to summarize and track bacterial susceptibility to various antibiotics. They provide clinicians critical information to guide selection of effective antibiotic treatment and monitor resistance trends overtime. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established ASPs to optimize antibiotic use, enhance patient outcomes, and curb the rise of drug-resistant infections. However, the COVID-19 pandemic placed strain on healthcare systems complicating the implementation and maintenance of effective ASPs. This study seeks to determine whether antibiotic resistance significantly increased during the pandemic by analyzing and comparing susceptibility rates from pre-pandemic and post-pandemic periods using publicly available antibiograms from 2019 (pre-pandemic) and 2022 (post-pandemic). Specifically, we will examine changes in susceptibility rates from commonly used antibiotics and commonly prescribed antibiotics against frequently reported bacterial organisms
Looking Back, Looking Forward: Contextualizing Historical Bioarchaeological Accounts with Contemporary Social Issues
No full textThe very existence of women has been taken for granted throughout history. Their domestic roles are viewed as biologically fixed, resulting in a general lack of information recorded or researched relating to their lived experiences, life histories, and narratives. Instead, it is the history of white men that has been standardized as the norm, creating visible gaps in our understanding of women’s experiences. Additionally, the majority of existing literature centers on female reproduction, their roles as mothers, and violence enacted against women. While this information contributes towards a greater understanding of women’s experiences in bioarchaeological investigations, these data often lack a holistic representation of women’s narratives, health and autonomy. To contribute toward this representation, I used osteological, mortuary, and historic archival data to explore how women buried at the Milwaukee County Poor Farm Cemetery lived and died throughout the late 19th to early 20th centuries. Furthermore, these historical data were then situated within a contemporary context to understand how women’s health, treatment, and representation have and/or have not changed from the past to the present. Bridging the gap between historic and contemporary context requires a framework that contextualizes morbidity and mortality alongside social, political, and economic context (i.e., cultural determinants): a social autopsy. A social autopsy examines the cultural determinants that contribute toward differential morbidity and mortality patterns in vulnerable populations. In bioarchaeology and forensic anthropology, the integration of social autopsy can help researchers identify historical and contemporary factors that shaped the lives and deaths of the individual or groups being studied. The social autopsy asserts that meaningful reform cannot occur without a deep understanding of systemic issues, oppressive treatment, and the differential hardships faced by marginalized individuals. By applying this methodological framework, bioarchaeologists and forensic anthropologists can guide interventions that not only address historical injustices but also contribute toward improving public health and social welfare policies today
Climate Change and Hydropower Development Impacts in the Lower Mekong Basin
No full textThe Mekong River Basin is vital to East and Southeast Asia, supporting over 60 million people and sustaining critical ecological systems. However, the basin faces dual threats from climate change and hydropower development, jeopardizing its ecological balance, hydrological patterns, and resource reliability. This research focuses on the Lower Mekong Basin (LMB), where aggressive hydropower expansion and climate variability have intensified concerns about sustainable water management. The study is divided into three interconnected parts. Part I examines spatial and temporal precipitation patterns in the Chi-Mun Basin (CMB) and Lower Mekong River (LMR) from 1950 to 2008, using linear regression and Mann-Kendall analyses. Results reveal consistent precipitation trends, offering insights into climate variability. Part II integrates the China Meteorological Assimilation Driving Datasets for the Soil and Water Assessment Tool model (CMADS) to address the limitations of spatiotemporal meteorological data for simulating streamflow in the CMB and enhance hydrological modeling reliability. Part III evaluates the cumulative effects of the developments of hydropower infrastructures on the Mekong River in the LMB across various climate change scenarios, employing the SWAT model for analysis. Projections include baseline, near-future (2031–2050), and far-future (2061–2080) conditions of climate change under the average greenhouse gas emission level of (RCP 4.5) and a high greenhouse gas emission scenario of RCP 8.5.In the Chi-Mun Basin, precipitation trends exhibited slight decreases without significant patterns, suggesting localized climatic variations throughout the CMB. Employing CMADS datasets, SWAT simulations yielded dependable findings that align with observed data, facilitating hydrological modeling in ungauged basins. Future climate change projections of RCPs 4.5 and 8.5 indicate an increase in streamflow of up to 40.59% and a rise in sediment concentration of up to 50.44%, both of which are exacerbated by hydropower operations. The results emphasize the necessity for customized management strategies, sophisticated hydrological modeling, and thorough scenario analysis to handle changing climate and hydropower infrastructure development issues in the LMB. The research provides critical insights into hydrological trends and informs sustainable basin management, emphasizing the critical need for addressing the interconnected challenges of climate change and hydropower development