Joseph Kevin Sebastian (Libraries) presented "Crafting a Queer Information Literacy (QIL) Framework: An Exploration of Embodiment, Digital Learning, and Information Literacy in Academic Spaces" at the 2024 Gender and Sexuality in Information Studies Colloquium.

Gabriela Buccini, Kaelia Lynn Saniatan, Cristina Hernandez, Cali Larrison (all School of Public Health); Dodds P. Simangan and Jyoti Desai (UNLV Health); and Melva Thompson-Robinson (School of Nursing) published, "Nurturing care assets for food security: a community asset mapping approach," in the Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition. This…

Professor Addie Rolnick (Law) participated in the Decarceration Law Professor Works-in-Progress Workshop.

David G. Schwartz (Ombuds) recently gave a presentation on the Sands Hotel, the subject of his most recent book, at the 31st annual meeting of the Casino Collectibles Association at the South Point. Following the talk, Schwartz participated in a two-hour "celebrity" meet and greet on the exhibition floor, where he had the chance to connect with…

Naseem Benjelloun (Political Science) presented "Disproportionately Unrepresentative: The effects of Proportional Representation on the election of LGBT Parliamentarians" at the Southern Political Science Association Summer Virtual Conference 

Kavita Batra (Medicine) in addition to her existing leadership positions on multiple journals, was appointed as the new editor-in-chief to the International Perspectives on Health Equity (IPHEE) journal. Given her strong research and scholarly records, Batra aims to motivate, encourage and provide instruction to the other members of…

Maryam Raja (The Lincy Institute; Brookings Mountain West; Political Science) recently attended the 2024 Annual Meeting of the Western Governors’ Association, representing Nevada as part of the Western Governors' Leadership Institute (WGLI). The WGLI is a prestigious program developed by the Western Governors' Association to…

Professor Marketa Trimble's (Law) new book The EU Geo-Blocking Regulation has been released. This Commentary analyses the history, technology, uses, legality, and circumvention of geo-blocking, which affects customers and businesses both inside and outside the EU. Professor Trimble examines each of the provisions of the 2018 EU Geo-Blocking…

Professor Leslie Griffin's (Law) book chapter on "Bambi Trauma - Surviving TBI Twice" has been published online at IntechOpen Limited.