Assistant professor Kymberly Mellen (Theatre) recently opened a critically acclaimed, 92-performance production of Melissa Leilani Larson’s Pride and Prejudice at The Ruth and Nathan Hale Theater’s Lindsay Legacy Theater in Pleasant Grove, Utah. Following rehearsals from June 1 through Aug. 15, the production opened Aug. 17 and runs through Nov. 7…

Beomsu Baek, Eunyoung Jang, Phani Parsa, and Mingon Kang (all Computer Science) published an article, titled "Knowledge-guided learning with curated prior genetic biomarkers for robust model interpretation", in the 25th European Conference on Computational Biology (ECCB 2026) (Acceptance rate: 19.64%). The study introduces an innovative idea…

Margarita Jara (World Languages & Cultures), along with professor Pilar Valenzuela (Chapman University), presented their research paper, "Construcciones Posesivas en Español Peruano Amazónico," at the Latin American Association of Linguistics and Philology conference (ALFAL 2026) held at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú in…

Kristen Keach (Art) received a grant from the Palladio Museum to participate in its 68th Course on Palladian Architecture in Vicenza, Italy, which explored the theme "Palladio and Comfort in the Well-Designed House."

Amanda Melilli (Libraries), along with colleagues James W. Rosenzweig (Eastern Washington University) and Alicia G. Vaandering (University of Rhode Island) presented the poster "Charting Queer Visibility: A Content Analysis of Queer Picture Books, 2000-2024" at the American Library Associations 2026 Annual Conference. 

Katherine Walker (English) published her book, Instinct, Knowledge and Occult Science on the Early Modern English Stage with Edinburgh University Press.

John Haberstroh (History) was interviewed for the weekly teaching newsletter of The Chronicle of Higher Education on alternative grading practices in humanities courses. Using specifications grading, Haberstroh communicates high expectations and increases transparency for students. This grading system also allows students the opportunity…

Shane Kraus (Psychology) recently appeared on The Gambling Files podcast episode, “Addiction 39: The Psychology of Gambling and Sex Addiction with Dr Shane Kraus.” Kraus discussed behavioral addictions, including gambling and compulsive sexual behavior, with a particular focus on psychological mechanisms, risk factors, military populations,…

Brenna Renn (Psychology) and colleagues at the University of Washington (MPIs: Oleg Zaslavsky and Annie Chen) were recently awarded an R01 from the National Institute on Aging for their project entitled, "VOCALE: A Digital Intervention to Improve Quality of Life and Reduce Frailty Among Older Adults in CCRCs--A Randomized Controlled Trial." …