Dr. Deborah Kuhl's (Medicine) work as a trauma surgeon and researcher is prominently is featured in a lengthy New York Times article about the disturbing increase in deaths and injuries from traffic crashes throughout the United States. The Times piece, "Why Are American Drivers So Deadly?" traces Kuhl's early career, operating on crash victims, to her current role as professor of surgery and principal investigator of a major study that looks at thousands of vehicular injury crashes in Nevada. Her team has compiled a robust database that is used to identify risk factors and formulate ideas for injury prevention. Findings from the study, which is funded by the Nevada Department of Public Safety, Office of Traffic Safety, are shared with the legislature as well as the public to help shape safety recommendations.