Laura Kruskall (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) served as guest editor for the inaugural, nutrition-themed issue of the American College of Sports Medicine’s Health & Fitness Journal. She was also quoted in that issue’s article “One Weird Trick to Cut Belly Fat? Follow a Heart-Healthy Diet!” stressing the need for exercise and nutrition…

Soumya Upadhyay (Healthcare Administration and Policy) presented three papers at the recent 2018 Annual Academy Health meeting. Her poster presentations covered the following broad topics: Improving Safety, Quality, and Value in Healthcare Measuring Safety, Quality, and Value in Healthcare  Diversity and Cultural Competence

Federick Ngo (Educational Psychology and Higher Education) was awarded a research grant of $49,995 from the Spencer Foundation for the project "Undocumented Student Achievement in Public Education." The grant will support research projects on the achievement and contribution of undocumented students in public high schools and…

Emma Frances Bloomfield (Communication Studies) and Gabriela Tscholl, '15 BA and '17 MA Communication Studies, published an article about political rhetoric in the 2016 presidential election in the Kenneth Burke Journal titled, "Analyzing Warrants and Worldviews in the Rhetoric of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton: Burke and Argumentation…

Special Collections & Archives (UNLV Libraries) has been awarded a a $50,000 grant from the Las Vegas Centennial Commission to support the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada project. Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada is an oral history and community engagement project aimed at expanding the diversity of the voices that Special Collections…

Dr. David Glenn Weismiller (Medicine) was recognized by Nevada Public Radio and its publication Desert Companion as one of Las Vegas' Best Doctors for 2018. Founded in 1989 by Harvard Medical School physicians, Best Doctors is a global benefits provider and medical information services company that connects individuals facing difficult medical…

Keah-Choon "KC" Tan and James Cross (both Marketing and International Business) recently presented their paper "The Effect of Green Capabilities on Closed-Loop Supply Chain Adoption" at the Asia-Pacific Division Science Institute International Conference in Bangkok, Thailand. The paper focuses on the sustainable practices in supply chain…

Robert Lang (Brookings Mountain West and The Lincy Institute) authored a guest column on Interstate 11 in the "Where I Stand" series of the Las Vegas Sun. The editorial argues that existing proposals for the expansion of I-11 north of Las Vegas are shortsighted, as a state-only discussion misses the larger purpose of the interstate — to…

Austin Horng-En Wang (Political Science) coauthored an article, "Extreme Candidates as the Beneficent Spoiler? Range Effect in the Plurality Voting System," which recently published in Political Research Quarterly. This article provides evidence showing that the entrance of an extreme candidate may impact how voters perceive other moderate…