Starr Hoffman (Libraries) is the co-author of a chapter, "Using Virtual Cohorts for Wellness, Problem-Solving, and Leadership Development," in the book, Leadership Wellness and Mental Health Concerns in Higher Education. The chapter explores how virtual cohorts can improve leadership skills and wellness for emerging and current leaders…

Carlos S. Dimas (History) gave a talk on his recently published book, Poisoned Eden: Cholera Epidemics, State-Building, and the Problem of Public Health in Tucumán , Argentina, 1865-1908, at the University of California Riverside (UCR). The talk centered on the the notions of medical governance and uncertainty in the 1886-87 epidemic.…

Gabriela Doyle, Mary Froelich, Kavita Batra, Noam Dadon, Brian Ward, Jennifer Baynosa, Deborah Kuhls, and Charles St. Hill (all Medicine) presented their research, “The Impact of COVID-19 on Graduate Medical Education” at the Southwestern Surgical Congress 2022 annual meeting in Arizona.

Gloria Wong-Padoongpatt and Aldo Barrita (both Psychology) co-authored a book chapter "Racial Microaggressions and Self-Esteem" in the recently published book The Psychology of Inequity : Motivation and Beliefs edited by the late Jean Lau Chin, Yolanda E. Garcia and Arthur W. Blume. The book chapter summarizes recent findings…

Darnelle Melvin (Libraries) has been appointed as the incoming chair of the Program of Cooperative Cataloging: Linked Data Advisory Committee.

G Liu (Finance) and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) presented an interdisciplinary poster entitled, “Effect of Fear of Missing Out in Cryptocurrencies and Meme Stocks in a University Population” at the 15th annual Nevada State Conference on Problem Gambling held in Las Vegas earlier this month. Liu, a graduate student, secured a grant…

Ashkan Salamat (Physics and Astronomy) is the joint recipient of The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Grant, along with colleagues Ranga Dias (University of Rochester) and Audrey Grockowiak (CNPEM, Brazilian synchrotron). The project, “Exploring the Limits of High-temperature Superconductivity,” is funded at $1,624,838 for 48 months (of which $…

Tiffany Lin (Art) delivered a lecture at UNR in the department of art in which she discussed recent works on American life, history, and ecology of the Mojave. 

Kavita Batra (Medicine), Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health), and Chia-Liang Dai (Teaching and Learning), along with Jagdish Khubchandani of New Mexico State University, published a manuscript, “COVID-19 Booster Vaccination Hesitancy in the United States: A Multi-theory-model (MTM)-based National Assessment” in the journal Vaccines (Impact…