Zachary Billot (Political Science, Brookings Mountain West, Lincy Institute) was recently named a recipient of the Public Policy and International Affairs Junior Summer Institute Fellowship. Competing nationally, he was awarded a competitive spot among a cohort of 30 at Carnegie Mellon University. He will spend seven weeks engaging in rigorous…

David G. Schwartz (Ombuds) recently published a post on From the Ombuds, the official blog of UNLV's ombuds office. The post announces the release of the Ombuds Office's 2022 Annual Report and shares a few highlights.  For more information about the ombuds office, please visit its website.

Tiffany Lin (Art) contributed illustrations for Wildsam’s latest release on Las Vegas, which launches Friday, February 3. Wildsam publishes field guides for travelers, readers, and the endlessly curious. Inside Wildsam Las Vegas, you'll find city stories from writers past and present; illustrated maps to desert hikes, select…

Associate professor Mehmet Erdem (Hospitality) discusses overhyped and underrated restaurant technologies in HT Hospitality Technology's "2023 Restaurant Industry Outlook." Each year, HT Hospitality Technology interviews restaurant operators, consultants, and academics about technology that can meet evolving goals and customer expectations as…

Emily Lapworth (Libraries) had her article, "Getting to Know Digital Collections Users," published in the Journal of Western Archives. 

Kathleen Thimsen (Nursing) recently presented to the National Clearinghouse on Abuse Later Life (NCALL). Her topic was about elder abuse and clinical identification.

Maurice Finocchiaro (Emeritus, Philosophy) has just given approval to The Commercial Press Ltd. in China to publish a Chinese translation of a 40-page chapter from one of his books. The chapter is titled, “Mosca’s Political Science: Democratic Elitism and Balanced Pluralism,” from the book Beyond Right and Left: Democratic Elitism in Mosca and…

Karl Kingsley, Katherine Howard, Kieran Caberto Huni, Jacky Cheung, Madeline Sullivan, and William Taylor Robison (all Dental Medicine)  published the study, "Chemotherapeutic Drug Resistance Associated with Differential miRNA Expression of miR-375 and miR-27 among Oral Cancer Cell Lines," in the International Journal of Medical Sciences (…

The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration announced the establishment of a $25 million cooperative agreement with a University of Florida-led consortium of 16 universities for research in topical areas relevant to nuclear forensics. This long-term investment will support the consortium at $5 million per year for five…