Dr. Amy Stone (Medicine) was one of the authors of a published a paper titled "Comparison of diagnostic accuracy of rapid antigen tests for COVID-19 compared to the viral genetic test in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis " in the journal JBI Evidence Synthesis. The journal published an editorial describing its impact …

Hal Berghel (Computer Science) is co-author of a paper titled "Healthy Skepticism," published in the November 2024 issue of IEEE Computer. Berghel and his co-authors emphasize the criticality of healthy skepticism in the project design and implementation of computerized socio-technical systems.

Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) presented "Children, Borders, and Adultification" at the New Horizons in Justice and Migration International Workshop at KU Leuven in Belgium. She also presented comments on Annamari Vitikainen's paper "LGBTIQ+ Refugees and the Ethics of Forced Displacement".

Andrew Lugg (Political Science) recently published the article "Globaloney: Extended Party Networks and the Dissemination of Anti-Globalization Insults" in the journal Political Research Quarterly with co-author Zachary Scott. The article uses social media data examining the "globalist" insult to show how party-affiliated factions…

Louisa Messenger, Karen Figeruoua Chilito and Richard Oxborough (all Environmental and Occupational Health) coauthored a paper titled “Malaria vector control in sub-Saharan Africa: complex trade-offs to combat the growing threat of insecticide resistance” in the journal The Lancet Planetary Health, in association with Filemon Tokponnon. The paper…

Rei Serafica (Nursing) was honored as a recipient of the 2024 Golden Pearl Award by the Filipino American Heritage Foundation (FAHF) – Nevada. This prestigious award celebrates his unwavering dedication to healthcare, his groundbreaking contributions to the field, and his profound impact on the community. His work as a nurse educator and as a…

John Curry (History) was published in a Book Forum in the online journal Maydan, a publication of the Abu Sulayman Center for Global Islamic Studies at George Mason University. The forum discussed the recent publication of Hayrettin Yücesoy's "Disenchanting the Caliphate: The Secular Discipline of Power in Abbasid…

Dr. Jeffrey Ebersole (Dental) co-authored “Salivary microbiome and biomarker characteristics of diabetics with periodontitis,” which published October 1 in the journal Molecular Oral Microbiology. The study aimed to  examine the characteristics of the salivary microbiome in Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients with or without…

In Las Vegas, the sure bet for jazz is the University of Nevada’s KUNV (91.5), the station in this week’s Inside Radio “By The Numbers” spotlight. Based on Nielsen trends through August, that bet would have paid off nicely, with KUNV’s persons 6+ share up 50% since June, and weekdays 6am-7pm average quarter-hour persons 6+ up 40% from July, the…