Becky Lorig (OIT) was a member of the SAS Hackaton team, which won a regional award for their work on Data-Driven Strategies for Combating Modern-Day Slavery. They are also presenting at the SAS Explore conference at the ARIA Resort & Casino, Sept. 11-14. Here is a brief from the conference session: Cracking the (Supply) Chains: Data-…

Tamekia Bell (Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services) published "Recognizing Ableism and Practicing Disability Humility: Conceptualizing Disability Across the Lifespan" in Adultspan Journal. 

Buddha Dawn (Medicine) recently delivered the Amarjit Arneja Distinguished Lecture at the 10th Annual Meeting of the North American Section of the International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences in Tampa, Florida. His talk, “Therapeutic potential of mesenchymal stem cells,” was focused on the growing evidence from preclinical studies as well as…

Bradley Marianno (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) and co-authors David Woo and Kate Kennedy published "Collective Bargaining Agreement Restrictiveness in Unionized Charter Schools" in the journal Educational Policy. 

Kavita Batra (Medicine) along with the GBD 2019 IMID collaborators published a study, "Global, regional, and national incidence of six major immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: findings from the global burden of disease study 2019," in the eClinicalMedicine (part of the LANCET Discovery Science, Impact factor=15.1). This study presents a…

UNLV President Keith Whitfield and Dr. Marc J. Kahn, dean of the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine, co-authored an editorial that recently appeared in the Las Vegas Sun. “Teamwork Essential for Better Health Care in Las Vegas,” highlighted the school’s plan for an academic health center where all of UNLV’s health science schools, as well as…

Shane Kraus (Psychology) and colleague published a paper, "The relative risks of different forms of sports betting in a U.S. sample: A brief report," in Comprehensive Psychiatry. 

Linda Dam and Benjamin Burroughs (both Journalism and Media Studies), and Anne Marie Basaran Borsai (University of Connecticut, Stamford, Connecticut), have published an article titled, "(Over)Eating with our Eyes: An examination of Mukbang Influencer Marketing and Consumer Engagement with Food Brands," in the Journal of Promotion…

David G. Schwartz (Ombuds) recently published a post on From the Ombuds, the official channel of UNLV's Ombuds Office, that takes a personal look at what can be gained — and lost — when substituting artificial intelligence for personal effort.  If you have any concern that you would like to discuss with the Ombuds, please contact the office…