Professor Nancy Rapoport (Law) presented on a panel for the Beverly Hills Bar Association on “The Fee Examiner’s Perspective: Sensible, Ethical & Effective Lawyer Billing.”

Dr. Mandy K. Cohen, director of the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), met with members of the School of Public Health to discuss some of the current CDC-funded projects that they are working on. One of these projects include the Nevada Childhood Lead Prevention Program, led by Erika Marquez (Environmental and Occupational Health…

Kara Christensen Pacella and graduate student Maegan Nation (both Psychology) recently co-authored a publication in the Journal of Eating Disorders titled, "Engagement in binge eating and fasting associated with poorer sleep quality in an online sample of adults," with colleagues from North Dakota State University and University of Minnesota.

Marty Bennett (Global Recruitment and Partnerships) authored a chapter in a new international education book, Entry Points to US Education: Accessing the Next Wave of Growth. The Chapter, The 6 Ps of Strategic International Enrollment Management: A Vision-Driven Approach to Global Student Mobility, highlights guiding principles for…

Jerry Schefcik (Art), chair of the Nevada Arts Council Board, chaired the panel review of 85 Project Grant for Artist applications requesting a total of $249,692 in support of the production and presentation of individual artist’s projects including art exhibitions, performances, readings, concerts, the creation of art, portfolio building, and…

Nicole Koval and Kenneth Miller (both Political Science) published their article, "Gender and Attack Advertising in U.S. Senate Campaigns," in Sage Open. In this article the authors find that candidates running in for office today are attacked in campaigns based on the issues on which their parties have weaker reputations with voters. But…

Whitney Elks, Christina Dantam, Adam Rooks, Kencie Ely, Spencer Schulte, Kavita Batra, Jocelyn Burke (all Medicine) along with Varun Jain (Medicine, University of Kentucky) presented their study "Role of Resistance Training after Bariatric Surgery: A Systematic Review" at the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) 40th…

James King (Medicine), assistant director of AV services for the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV, was presented the award for AV Manager of the Year at InfoComm 2024.

Louisa Messenger (Environmental and Occupational Health) co-published an article on "Uncovering the genetic diversity in Aedes aegypti insecticide resistance genes through global comparative genomics" in the journal Scientific Reports. Aedes aegypti is a vector of many arboviruses including Zika, dengue, yellow fever, West Nile and Chikungunya.…