Lung-Chang Chien (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) gave an oral presentation titled, "Comparing the social vulnerability index for COVID-19: Adopting a novel approach and analyzing spatial associations," on Nov. 14 at the 2023 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.

Lung-Wen Antony Chen (Environmental and Occupational Health) and Lung-Chang Chien (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) presented a poster titled, "Assessing COVID-19 vaccination accessibility in Clark County, Nevada," on Nov. 12 at the 2023 American Public Health Association Annual meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.

Lung-Wen Antony Chen (Environmental and Occupational Health) gave a roundtable presentation titled, "An emerging hotspot analysis of COVID-19 in Clark County, Nevada, 2020-2023," on Nov. 14 at the 2023 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. 

Priyambda Kumra, Asma Awan, Ata Laique, and Manoj Sharma (all Social and Behavioral Health), presented their poster, "A scoping review of physical activity interventions in the Latinx community," during the American Public Health Association 2023 Annual Meeting on Nov. 13, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia, as part of the Latina/o/x Population…

Professor Jeff Stempel (Law) participated in a panel as part of the Transatlantic Lectures on Insurance Law series sponsored by the European Law Institute Insurance Group. The panel was on "Fissures and Fault Lines in U.S. Insurance Law: The Impact of Dual Systems and Multiple Forums Creating Divergent Outcomes."

Amanda Belarmino (Hospitality), along with coauthors Fatemeh (Nasim) Binesh (Ph.D.2022) and Yunmei (Mabel) Bai, recently had their article, "Exploring which factors impact restaurant willingness-to-pay by menu course," published in the Journal of Foodservice Business Research. The article examines how food quality, service quality, ambiance,…

Third-year student Timothy Shaw (Medicine), gave an oral presentation titled, "Justice and the Tragedy of the Commons: Addressing the Antimicrobial Resistance Crisis," at the 25th annual meeting of the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities on October 12 in Baltimore, Maryland. The frequent use of antibiotics has led to an increase in…

Voice professor Andre Chiang (Music) sings Escamillo with Opera Western Reserve in their production of Carmen on November 17. This season celebrates Opera Western Reserve’s twentieth season in Youngstown, Ohio, providing mainstage opera and outreach performances for the community.  Chiang was also invited to give a master class during the…

Michael J. Alarid (History) delivered a public talk at University of Alabama titled, "A Deluge of Violence: What Surges in Homicide and Assault Reveal about the Impact of Regime Change on Everyday People in 19th Century New Mexico and Beyond." The talk was made possible by the generosity of the Helen Delpar Endowment for Latin American Studies,…