Leslie Griffin (Law) and co-author Marci Hamilton filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court case St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy. The duo has also launched a new podcast, God and the Gavel, covering topics from public health and vaccines to recent interviews with Jeannine Gramick and Frank DeBernardo of New Ways Ministry.

Benjamin Edwards (Law) recently presented at the Stanford Rock Center Corporate Governance & M&A Roundtable, an invitation-only program bringing together leading voices from law firms, issuers, investment banks, and advisory firms for candid discussions on legal, business, and policy issues shaping corporate transactions.

Alain Bengochea and Suheyla Sarisahin (both Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) are serving as president and secretary, respectively, of the newly founded Nevada State Association for Bilingual Education (NV-SABE). NV-SABE is the Nevada state affiliate of the National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE). The statewide…

Marketa Trimble (Law) gave a presentation at The Future of the Copyright Act Symposium held at The George Washington University Law School on October 2, 2026, commenting on Professor Graeme Dinwoodie's paper with a presentation titled “Private International Law, Public International Copyright Law, and National Copyright Law: Professor Dinwoodie’s…

Kavita Batra (Medicine), along with collaborators Srikanta Banerjee (Walden University), Jagdish Khubchandani (New Mexico State University), May A. Baydoun (National Institutes of Health), and Stanley Nkemika (Thomas Jefferson University), published the study “Depression, C-Reactive Protein, and the Risk of Mortality During Middle and Late…

April Ursula Fox (Education Psychology) published “Zine-Making at The Punk Rock Museum: Creating a Bridge Between Museum Display and Personal Meaning-Making with Adult Visitors” in Visitor Studies. The study examines how adult visitors used zine-making following a visit to The Punk Rock Museum in Las Vegas to reflect on, reinterpret, and retain…

Renee Brna (Couple and Family Therapy) was a contributing author to A Happy, Healthy Mom: Your Guide to Less Stress, Better Teamwork, and More Joy on the Journey, published in August by Benbella Books. This book intends to serve as a comprehensive guide that addresses the full range of physical, psychological, and relationship challenges that…

The Department of Finance in Lee Business School is pleased to announce that UNLV’s Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Finance has been approved for the CFA Institute University Affiliation Program, joining a global network of affiliated universities. The affiliation recognizes the undergraduate program’s alignment with the CFA…

The Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV held its 6th Annual Dinner & Induction Ceremony on October 1, 2026. Faculty members, residents, and Class of 2027 students were inducted into the school’s Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society and Gold Humanism Honor Society chapters. Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society Faculty Inductees…