Alain Bengochea (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) has been appointed vice chair of Nevada's newly established English Learner Advisory Council for the 2025-2026 interim, created under legislation passed during the 83rd Nevada Legislative Session. The council is charged with studying and advising on policies related to English…

Roberto Lovato's (English) book, Unforgetting, was mentioned in The New York Times Book Review as an example of a memoir that mines "family histories alongside larger legacies of violence and imperialism, complicating their authors’ relationship to the United States."

Leah Chan Grinvald (Law) was honored at the Clark County Board of County Commissioners Meeting as part of its Asian, Pacific Islander, Middle Eastern Heritage Month celebration. 

Hasan Deniz (Teaching and Learning) and Ph.D. student Dilara Kara-Zorluoglu (Teaching and Learning) published with co-authors Ezgi Yesilyurt (Utah State University), Erdogan Kaya (University of Texas at Arlington), Refika Turgut (University of South Carolina Upstate), and Elif Adibelli-Sahin an article titled “Unpacking the sources of computer…

Vidhani S. Goel, Roberto Sagaribay, Emily Carter, Gabriela Bucchini, Farooq Abdulla, Deborah A. Kuhls, and Kavita Batra (all Medicine) presented at the Office of Undergraduate Research Spring 2026 Symposium held at UNLV in April 2026. The keynote presentation titled, Prenatal Substance Exposure and NICU Care Transitions: Preliminary Findings from…

Jason Flatt (Social and Behavioral Health) was awarded a $15,000 grant from the UCSF Prevention Research Center toward reducing social isolation among older LGBTQ+ adults.

Shaoan Zhang, Ph.D., (Teaching and Learning) has been appointed to serve on the American Educational Research Association (AERA) International Relations Committee (IRC) for a three-year term through 2029. AERA is the largest national research association dedicated to the scientific study of education and learning. The International Relations…

UNLV’s Rebel Recon team recently took first place in the national CISA-recognized Social Engineering Competition (SEC). The team is made up of graduate students Shanzeh Aslam, (Computer Science; Information Systems), Hareign Casaclang, (Computer Science; CyberCorps SFS Scholar), Bianca Ionescu, (Computer Science; Information Systems; CyberCorps…

Melikabella Shenouda (Liberal Arts; Education) performed spoken word at TEDx Las Vegas. The second annual event was held at AC Element Symphony Park with the overarching theme of “Past. Present. Possible.”.  Shenouda's composition, "Eclipse," encompasses themes of love, lust, and loss, with elements of comic relief. Through live performance…