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…

Vidhani S. Goel, Roberto Sagaribay, Marinela Maskuti, Nadia Gomez, and Kavita Batra (all Medicine) presented at the Nevada Public Health Association Annual Conference held in Las Vegas from April 21-22, 2026. The presentation titled, Can’t Get There, Can’t Get Care: Transportation Insecurity and Prenatal Care Utilization in Nevada, examined the…

Congratulations to Isabella Shenouda, Noah Karnafel, and Hongming Xu (all Teaching and Learning) on receiving the UNLV Teaching Expo: Best (and Worst) Teaching Practices 2026 People’s Choice Award. This recognition reflects the  doctoral students’ dedication to learning and teaching in higher education, as well as their positive contributions…

Congratulations to Noah Karnafel (Teaching and Learning) on receiving the Doral Academy Excellence in Education Gala: New Teacher of the Year 2026 award! This is a wonderful recognition of his dedication and positive impact on students and the school community.

Craig Hennigan and Dillon Brouwer (both Communication Studies) published "Creating an open-source novel dataset to analyze side bias in NFA-LD" in The Forensic of Pi Kappa Delta. This article documents the assembly of a large dataset recording collegiate debate rounds. A statistical analysis is included to determine if National Forensics…

Katherine Walker (English) published a chapter titled "Knowing Instincts in Shakespeare's Macbeth" in the collection Experiential and Experimental Knowledge on the Early Modern English Stage (Edinburgh University Press), edited by Pavneet Aulakh and James Kearney. 

Kavita Batra (Medicine), along with collaborators from India and the United States, published a chapter titled “Circular Economy in Tourism Finance: A Bibliometric Analysis” in the book Reimagining Tourism Finance. The chapter explores how circular economy principles can strengthen sustainable tourism finance by promoting resource efficiency,…