Rafael Oganesyan (Undergraduate Research) and Christian Jensen (Political Science) had an article, "Compelled Voters and Accountability in Australia," published in the Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties. The authors found that compelled voters are less likely to rely on pocketbook perceptions of the economy when voting for…

Linda Dam and Benjamin Burroughs (both Journalism and Media Studies) presented their research "(Over)Eating with our Eyes: An Examination of Food-Related YouTube Influencer Marketing and Consumer Engagement with Food Brands" at the 23rd International Public Relations Research Conference in Orlando, Florida. Using a heuristic-systematic model…

Satish C. Bhatnagar (Mathematical Sciences) judged mathematics and computer science projects that local high school students entered in the Beal Bank USA Southern Nevada Regional Science & Engineering Fair hosted by the College of Sciences this month. 

Kevin Wright (Student Diversity & Social Justice), Sonja Ardoin of Appalachian State University, Nik Mabry of Volunteer State Community College, and Gabe Marenco-Garcia of the University of Pennsylvania presented at the 96th annual American College Personnel Association Convention hosted in Nashville, Tennessee. Their session was titled "…

Jee Woong Park and Cristian Arteaga (both Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction) published an article, "Building Design and its Effect on Evacuation Efficiency and Casualty Levels During an Indoor Active Shooter Incident" in the Journal of Safety Science. Arteaga is a doctoral student.

Interim Executive Vice President and Provost Chris Heavey congratulates faculty who have received tenure commencing July 1. The tenure recommendations were approved at the Board of Regents meeting on March 5. Those faculty are: Scott Abella, College of Sciences Stephen Benning, College of Liberal Arts Maile Chapman, College of…

Anthony Lucas (Hospitality) delivered a keynote address on "Casino Operations: Profits, Potential, and Pratfalls" at the 2020 Research Council on Mathematics Learning conference in Las Vegas. Approximately 170 math educators were in attendance.

Paula Frew (Environmental and Occupational Health) has been awarded an eight-month, $80,000 federal grant through the CDC and UNR. The goal of the "Getting to Zero: Ending the HIV Epidemic" project is to provide a composite picture of factors influential to HIV care continuum behaviors, HIV prevention and treatment outcomes, and related decision-…

Dr. Renato "Rainier" Liboro (Psychology) has joined the LGBTQ Center of Southern Nevada as its academic research involvement and engagement liaison. In this new role, he will collaborate with the center and its community partners to conduct community-based research relevant to the mental health and well-being of the agency's stakeholders…