In collaboration with the Nevada Center for Civic Engagement (NVCCE), the University of Nevada, Reno Center for Constitutional Law hosted educators from across Nevada for the 2026 Summer Teacher Institute at UNR’s Lake Tahoe campus. David Tanenhaus (Law, History) engaged participants in exploring constitutional history, Supreme Court jurisprudence…

Associate Professor in French, François-Nicolas Vozel (World Languages and Cultures), published an essay titled "A Woman Impersonally: Hélène Cixous, Gilles Deleuze, Clarice Lispector, and the Poetics of Immanence" in French Forum (University of Pennsylvania Press), 50.2 (2026), pp. 99-114.

Pearl Kim, Yonsu Kim, and Jay Shen (all Healthcare Administration and Policy), and Ji Yoo (Medicine) recently co-authored a paper with the Northern Arizona University researcher, "Inpatient Palliative Care for Pediatric Neurologic and Neuromuscular Illnesses in the U.S. - A National Perspective," in Children.  

Twenty-three faculty at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV were featured as Castle Connolly Top Doctors in Desert Companion's Fall 2026 Issue. This Nevada Public Radio publication highlights the top 7% of all U.S. practicing physicians for being best-in-class healthcare providers, embodying excellence in clinical care as well as…

Craig Hennigan (Communication) has published his first textbook intended to provide an accessible text for those instructing argumentation in the classroom. The text focuses on more informal styles of debate and innovates as it surveys newer debate styles that are seen on platforms such as Twitch and YouTube. This preliminary edition will be…

Alice Weber (Medicine) presented "Massage as a Form of Neuromodulation to Improve Motor Control in Parkinson's Disease" at the 2026 NYC Neuromodulation Conference. This research investigates the neuromodulatory influence of massage on cortical beta dynamics associated with Parkinsonian motor states. Collaborators with Weber include Dr. Anne…

The UNLV Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering has been selected for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission for a project aimed at making nuclear power plant analysis faster and less expensive, potentially accelerating the deployment of nuclear energy. Led by WooHyun Jung, professor of mechanical engineering at UNLV, the $750,000, nine…

  The UNLV Center for Democratic Culture has published a new edition of the Social Health of Nevada Report. It reflects the developments in the aftermath of the COVID-19 epidemics in the areas of injury-related mortality, addiction and substance misuse, behavioral and mental health, aging challenges and trends, environment and sustainability…

Gerilyn Slicker (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) received a $300,000 award from the Stranahan Foundation.  Her project will develop and test an innovative leadership model to help elementary school principals strengthen the transition from preschool to kindergarten — supporting developmentally appropriate…