Stephen Bates (Journalism and Media Studies) is the author of a forthcoming book, An Aristocracy of Critics: Luce, Hutchins, Niebuhr, and the Committee That Redefined Freedom of the Press (Yale University Press), that has received a starred review from Kirkus. Kirkus calls it "a fascinating, prodigiously researched intellectual history," with…

Dr. Awad Javaid (Medicine) recently presented his quality improvement project, “Heart Failure Quality Improvement at the Las Vegas VA” at the American Heart Association’s Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Conference. His abstract was published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. Javaid analyzed factors contributing to heart…

David Fott (Political Science) has been awarded a grant of $2,000 from the Jack Miller Center to host a guest lecture for Constitution Day. James W. Ceaser, professor of politics at the University of Virginia, will deliver the online lecture, "The Founder of Modern Founding," on Sept. 17 at 3 p.m. The lecture will be cosponsored by the Great Works…

Dr. Jordana Haber (Medicine) published a case report, "Rare External Jugular Vein Pseudoaneurysm," in Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine. She also published a peer-reviewed manuscript, "Top 10 Evidence-based Countermeasures for Night Shift Workers," in Emergency Medicine Journal, addressing recommendations to increase sleep,…

Sapira Cheuk (Art) will present a solo exhibition, "Dyads: Altered Bodies, Converging Forms," at Vision Gallery in Chandler, Arizona, scheduled to open Aug. 29. Included in the show are 'Pas de Deux in the Time of Quarantine,' a project in collaboration with 40 dancers from around the world and "Aligned Parallel," a painting installation that…

Nirmala Lekhak (Nursing) co-authored a manuscript, "Caregivers of Persons with Diverse Health Conditions: Demographics and Burden of Care," that recently was published.

Cheryl Abbate (Philosophy) delivered comments on a paper, "Can I Be A Vegetarian Who Eats Meat?" by Jennifer Blumenthal-Barby at the 13th annual Rocky Mountain Ethics Congress (RoME). She also co-organized the annual Society for the Study of Ethics and Animals pre-RoME workshop. 

Dr. Caleb Murphy (Medicine) published a manuscript, “The Leadership Baseline: Assessing Servant Leadership and Leadership Self-Efficacy in First-year Health Professions Students” in the Journal of Interprofessional Education and Practice. This study evaluated leadership attitudes among health professions students, an important gap in the…

Sheila Bock (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) contributed an essay, "Masks On," to the Nevada Humanities Heart to Heart program. In this piece, she reflects on how the expressive culture surrounding masks during COVID-19 can simultaneously work to reinforce our sense of connection to others and lay bare tensions within our…