Arthur D. Soto-Vásquez (Journalism and Media Studies) presented a co-authored paper entitled "Collective Memory-Making of the January Insurrections in Brazil and the United States on YouTube" at the 10th conference of the International Journal of Press/Politics held at the University of Edinburgh. His co-authors were Raiana de Carvalho from…

Dr. Jaineet Chhabra (Medicine) was featured on WOAY-TV, a television station in West Virginia, for presenting a sports medicine career day talk to high school students after presenting a $2,000 grant to the Woodrow Wilson High School tennis team.

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) presented a paper titled, “The advent of the fourth-generation multi-theory model (MTM) of health behavior change in health promotion research” at the World Summit on Public Health and Health Sciences held in Bern, Switzerland held between October 14 -16. The presentation was about the…

Dr. Jaineet Chhabra (Medicine) will be doing a lecture at the Far West Athletic Trainers' Association (FWATA) Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium occurring from April 16-19, 2025. His lecture will be on his proposal, "The Coupling of Cardiovascular and Musculoskeletal Biomechanics: Advancing Sports Biodesign and Injury Prevention.”

Dr. Brandon Eddy (Medicine) has been named a recipient of the UNLV Foundation Distinguished Teaching Award. Members of the selection committee were impressed with his exemplary efforts in the classroom. Dr. Eddy will receive a $5,000 stipend and be recognized at the 2025 Academic Achievement Awards Ceremony to be held in spring.

Representatives of the International Gaming Institute participated in several presentations at the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) last week in Las Vegas, NV.  Executive Director Brett Abarbanel participated in a panel entitled "Women in AI: Pioneering the Next Generation of Casino Tech." She spoke about how different perspectives and approaches can…

Han-fen Hu (Management, Entrepreneurship, and Technology) and Alisa Watjara, (Sciences) are the recipients of the 2024-2025 UNLV Academic Advisor Awards. The UNLV Academic Advisor awards recognize individuals with an exceptional record of advising and supporting students. Their award applications have been forwarded on to the NSHE level Academic…

The Department of Political Science hosted the 66th Annual Conference of the American Association for Chinese Studies (AACS2024) on October 4-6. The conference covers China, Taiwan, Chinese-speaking communities, and the Chinese diaspora. Scholars and students from Japan, Poland, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and other parts of the U.S. attended…

The U.S. Department of Education’s Augustus F. Hawkins Center for Excellence awarded $2,977,816 million to Kenny Varner and Dean Danica G. Hays (both Education). The five-year grant will expand the workforce development efforts through Nevada Forward Initiative at UNLV, specifically addressing Nevada’s teacher shortage. The Hawkins grant is…