Kavita Batra (Medicine) co-authored "Global, regional, and national prevalence of second-hand smoke and attributable disease burden in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023," published in The Lancet Public Health. The study is the first Global Burden of Disease publication…

Associate professor Jenna Weglarz-Ward (Early Childhood Special Education) was part of the research and writing team for the 2026 position statement from national organizations Division for Early Childhood/National Association for the Education of Young Children--Early Childhood Inclusion. First published in 2009--this statement is used…

Graduate student Farhana Khandoker (Public Health), along with co-author Timothy Grigsby (Social and Behavioral Health), recently published a research article titled “Factors Associated with High Sugary Drink Consumption Among College Students in Nevada” in the Nevada Journal of Public Health, Volume 23 (2026). The study used data collected from…

Danielle Finn (Law) presented on "Understanding Tribal Sovereignty in Practice" at the Tribal Leadership & management Conference 2026.

For the fourth year in a row, professors Seyhmus Baloglu and Jungsun (Sunny) Kim (both Hospitality) have been included on the World's Top 2% Scientists list, which is compiled jointly by Stanford University and Elsevier. Officially released in October 2026, this prestigious list identifies the world's leading researchers, representing…

Joshua Chévere Cohen (English) presented “Shelley and the Poetics of Crisis and Resistance” at the 2026 Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association (RMMLA) convention in Ogden, Utah.  

Master’s student Chencong Ren (Hospitality) received the 2027 Emerging Nevada Scholars in Gambling Research Award for his project, “Does Betting Speed Signal Gambling Problems? A Sportsbook Simulation Study.” The award supports graduate research that advances understanding of gambling-related harm. The project received $3,000 in funding and is…

Arthur D. Soto-Vásquez (Journalism and Media Studies) recently published "Trump, Latin America, and the Caudillo Dilemma" in The New American Nightmare — Media, Populism and the Rise of Authoritarian Legacy. In the chapter, the author investigates the tendency to frame Donald Trump through Latin American caudillismo and evaluates the…

Dawn Nielsen (Law) presented "Externships and Alternative Licensure: Preparing Yourself, Your Program, and Your Institution to Shape the Future of Attorney Licensing" as part of the Externships 13 Conference: Energized by Community, Empowered by Innovation in Minneapolis.