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Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
Concurrent Panel Session 2: Health Challenges Facing Las Vegas, Carlos Brandenburg, Shawn Gerstenberger, Zaven Khachaturian, John Mcdonald, Dennis Pirages, Thom Reilly, Kathy Silver, Bonnie Sorenson, Carolyn B. Yucha, Maurizio Trevisan
Concurrent Panel Session 2: Health Challenges Facing Las Vegas, Carlos Brandenburg, Shawn Gerstenberger, Zaven Khachaturian, John Mcdonald, Dennis Pirages, Thom Reilly, Kathy Silver, Bonnie Sorenson, Carolyn B. Yucha, Maurizio Trevisan
Shaping the Future of Southern Nevada: Economic, Environmental, and Social Sustainability
Moderator: Marcia Turner, NSHE Health Science System Scribe: Candace Griffith, UNLV Department of Sociology Conference white paper & Full summary of panel session, 8 pages
Session 1 - Rationalizing The Home Front: The Cold War, The Nevada Test Site, And Radiation Exposure, Leisl A. Carr
Session 1 - Rationalizing The Home Front: The Cold War, The Nevada Test Site, And Radiation Exposure, Leisl A. Carr
International Symposium on Technology and Society
Beginning in 1953, radiation exposure and its effects became a hotly contested issue between the government, members of communities surrounding the Nevada Test Site (NTS), and researchers within the national scientific community. The Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), concerned about maintaining a continental testing facility and aware that atomic testing would impact communities surrounding the NTS, sent representatives to areas potentially affected by fallout to instruct and reassure the affected public. How government officials perceived neighboring communities and how these communities perceived these representatives of the government often determined public responses to the atomic testing program. The story of radiation monitors …
9th Annual Pacific Research Day Abstracts, University Of The Pacific
9th Annual Pacific Research Day Abstracts, University Of The Pacific
Excellence Day
No abstract provided.
The Scholarship Of Teaching: A Dream For The Future, Ruth-Marie Fincher
The Scholarship Of Teaching: A Dream For The Future, Ruth-Marie Fincher
Health Professions Educational Research Symposium
No abstract provided.
Developing & Implementing An Educational Research Agenda, Elizabeth Hoppe
Developing & Implementing An Educational Research Agenda, Elizabeth Hoppe
Health Professions Educational Research Symposium
Moderator: Dr. Mary Blackinton
Developing & Implementing An Educational Research Agenda, Gail Jensen
Developing & Implementing An Educational Research Agenda, Gail Jensen
Health Professions Educational Research Symposium
Moderator: Dr. Mary Blackinton