Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine), Asma Awan (Social and Behavioral Health), and Sidath Kapukotuwa (Social and Behavioral Health) published an article titled, “Mini Review: Possible role of the multi-theory model of health behavioral change in designing substance use prevention and treatment intervention,” in the…

Victoria Symonds (Dental) accepted a three-year appointment to the American Dental Association’s (ADEA) Associated American Dental Schools Application Service advisory group. The advisory group supports ADEA staff in reviewing and revising questions in the application, suggesting changes for data in WebAdMIT, and other essential items related to…

Juliana Byzyka (Transportation Research Center; Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction) presented "A Study of Electric Vehicles Ecosystem in Nevada" during the FISTS 2024: 4th IEEE Forum for Innovative Sustainable Transportation Systems held Feb. 26-28 at the Bourns Technology Center in Riverside, California. This is an…

Kelly Tseng (Life Sciences) was an invited speaker for the 19th International Xenopus Conference, and the 9th International Lens Conference. She presented her research group's work on eye regeneration.

Soumya Upadhyay (Public Health) published, "Healthcare Associated Infections, Nurse Staffing, and Financial Performance," in INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing.  

Louisa Messenger (Environmental and Occupational Health) co-published a paper on "Efficacy of chlorfenapyr-pyrethroid and piperonyl butoxide-pyrethroid long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) compared to pyrethroid-only LLINs for malaria control in Côte d'lvoire: a three group, cluster randomised trial" in the journal Trials. The massive scale-up…

Robert Futrell (Sociology) recently co-authored essays in Mobilization: An International Journal and The Journal of Right-Wing Studies that sketch a “constellation” framework for understanding U.S. extremist white supremacy. A constellation approach focuses on a core set of practices, ideas, and emotions and offers a more complex,…

Nirmala Lekhak (Nursing), Tirth Bhatta (Sociology), and Joel Snyder (Psychology) collaborated with other colleagues to publish "Meditation, Compassionate Love, and Mental Health in Later Life." This study underscores the need for contemplative interventions that foster compassionate love to improve mental health in later life.

Bertille Mavegam Tango Assoumou (Medicine) published the study, "Efficacy of Community Health Worker-Delivered Family Health History-Based Breast Cancer Education and Services Among Chinese Americans," in the Journal of Cancer Education, 1-7. Citation Assoumou, B., Yeh, Y. L., Wang, H., Zhang, Z., Wang, J., Wang, J. H. Y., ... & Chen, L. S. (…