Assistant professors Nirmala Lekhak (Nursing) and Tirth Bhatta (Sociology) collaborated with Case Western Reserve University colleagues Eva Kahana (Sociology) and Frances Payne Bolton (Nursing) to publish a study, "Prayer and Mental Health in Later Life: The Role of Positive Emotions," examining the mechanisms underlying the positive effect of…

The UNLV Athletics Business Office was selected as the recipient of the 2023 Innovation Team Award at this year’s National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) conference. The award is facilitated by the Collegiate Athletic Business Management Association (CABMA), and recognizes the most innovative project of the year among…

Aaron Saiewitz (Accounting) was recently appointed president-elect (2023-2024) and president (2024-2025) for the Accounting Behavior and Organizations (ABO) Section of the American Accounting Association. This is a significant honor and service commitment The American Accounting Association is the largest community of accountants in academia.…

Dr. Deborah Kuhls (Medicine) has been selected by the Nevada State Medical Association (NSMA) to receive the 2023 “Distinguished Physician’s Award.” The award recognizes a physician that has made an outstanding achievement in the medical field and is largely regarded as one of NSMA’s highest honors. Fellow physicians selected Kuhls…

Assistant professor Shaikh Arifuzzaman and his graduate student Md Abdul Motaleb Faysal (both Computer Science) published and presented a paper titled, "Fast Community Detection in Graphs with Infomap Method using Accelerated Sparse Accumulation" at the 37th IEEE International Parallel and Distributed Symposium (IPDPS 2023), which is a premium…

Tim Grigsby (Social and Behavioral Health) co-authored a paper titled "A National Study on Pregaming Motives, Frequency, Consumption, and Negative Alcohol Consequences among University Students in the United States" in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence. Pregaming, or drinking before going out, is a commonly practiced risky behavior. This…

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) has coauthored an article titled, “Effects of therapeutic lifestyle change diets on blood lipids, lipoproteins, glycemic parameters, and blood pressure: a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials” in the journal Nutrition Reviews (Impact Factor 6.846) in collaboration…

At the 49th Annual Pacific-Southwest Emmy Awards, Alex Stopa’s (Music) original composition, Spiral, received three Emmy nominations, winning two of these in the categories of "Arts and Entertainment" and "Director – Short Form Content." Stopa says, “I’m thrilled and honored to receive these Awards. I hope that this unique project helps…

Jason Flatt (Social and Behavioral Health) published with colleagues, "'Going Back in the Closet”: Addressing Discrimination Against Sexual and Gender Minority Residents in Long-Term Services and Supports by Providing Culturally Responsive Care," in the Journal of Aging & Social Policy. We explored how LGBTQ+ or sexual and gender minority…