Kavita Batra (Medicine) recently published an article, "Knowledge, Protective Behaviors and Risk Perception of COVID-19 among Dental Students in India: A Cross-Sectional Analysis," in the Healthcare journal. This study was conducted in collaboration with multiple investigators from Community Health Centers of South-Central (Texas),…

The Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV was recognized for its outstanding contributions and significant progress in highway safety research. Funded by grants from the Nevada office of traffic safety, principal investigator Dr. Deborah Kuhls, project director Laura Gryder (both Medicine), and a team of passionate faculty, staff, and student…

Dak Kopec (Architecture) recently released the solo-authored textbook Person Centered Health Care Design published by Routledge. With more than 400 references and approximately 42 health conditions, this textbook is intended to assist architects and interior designers develop and design homes and public buildings based on individual health needs.…

Manoj Sharma (Environmental & Occupational Health) published an article, "Conceptualization of College Students’ COVID-19 Related Mask-wearing Behaviors using the Multi-Theory Model of Health Behavior Change" in the journal Health Promotion Perspectives in collaboration with colleagues from University of Arkansas and University of Alabama. The…

Nathalie Martinez (Anthropology and World Languages and Cultures) has been awarded first place for the XLVI Lambda Alpha National Senior Scholarship Award. The undergraduate scholarship of $5,000 is awarded annually to the top applicant and selected by the National Executive Council members of the Lambda Alpha National…

Paul Werth (History) presented his recently published book, 1837: Russia's Quiet Revolution, in seminars at Humboldt University in Berlin (January), the University of California-Santa Barbara (April), and Ludwig-Maximaliens University in Munich (May). 

Dong-Hun Han, Pearl Kim, Jay Shen (all Healthcare Administration and Policy), Ji Yoo (Medicine), and Wenlian Zhou (Dental), along with researchers at Seoul National University, recently published a paper, "The Association of Education in a New Society and Social Support from the Education with the Health of North Korean Defectors: A Cross-…

Buddha Dawn (Medicine) has been appointed as a section editor (associate editor) for cardiovascular regeneration for Stem Cell Reviews and Reports, a Springer Nature journal. The journal publishes original research papers, review articles, translational stem cell studies, hypotheses and commentaries, protocols, as well as letters to the editor on…

Susan McLennon (Nursing) gave an invited scholarly presentation at the University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain International Nursing Summer School on the topic "Moral Distress in Nursing Students." The virtual event took place earlier this month.