Emir Malikov (Economics), together with Jingfang Zhang of Auburn University, Shunan Zhao of Oakland University and Subal Kumbhakar of Binghamton University, coauthored an article, "Accounting for Cross-Location Technological Heterogeneity in the Measurement of Operations Efficiency and Productivity," that has been accepted at the Journal of…

Jaewon Lim (Public Policy and Leadership) won the David E. Boyce Award from the North America Regional Science Council. This award honors Professor David Boyce, a prominent figure in Regional Science who promoted the Regional Science Association for a number of years and was instrumental in its long-term success. The award acknowledges the…

Jose Melendrez and Christopher Johansen (both Public Health) and Julie Lucero of UNR presented at the CBPR Institute's first of three sessions. Sponsored by the School of Public Health, Nevada Minority Health & Equity Coalition, and the UNR Latino Research Center. The first session of the CBPR Institute was "What is …

Amy Brown (Music) was a presenter at the American Orff Schulwerk Association National Conference in North Charleston, South Carolina.  Brown's session was titled, "Technology Gems for the General Music Classroom."  Her presentation was an active participation session demonstrating how to incorporate simple technology tools to…

Yvonne Houy (College of Fine Arts) and Julian Kilker (Journalism and Media Studies) presented "Light and Shadow, Trauma and the Arts, Or: Art-Informed Higher Education of the Future" on Nov. 3 at the Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities' 2021 Annual Conference.  The audience Q &A and presentation, a recording…

Mingon Kang (Computer Science), Ji Yoo (Medicine), and Jay Shen (Healthcare Administration and Policy) have been awarded a grant of $245,000 from the Minority Research Grant Program of Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The research team will use novel computational and clinical strategies, including a deep learning-based risk score…

Nancy Lough (Education) received the Lough Award from the Sport Marketing Association. This new award was given at the 2021 Sport Marketing Association Conference to recognize the work Nancy Lough has put into Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the sport marketing field. 

Jenny Ulla (Accounting) recently had her paper titled "Man versus Machine: Complex Estimates and Auditor Reliance on Artificial Intelligence" accepted by the Journal of Accounting and Research, one of the top three academic journals in accounting. The study, co-authored by Benjamin P. Commerford, Sean A. Dennis, and Jennifer R. Joe, …

Katherine Feather (Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services) co-authored an article, "Considering Social Media Use and Its Impact on Wellness among Adolescents" in the Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling along with Wesley P. Patterson of Northern Arizona University.  The authors reviewed the…