John Curry (History) made a presentation Aug. 6 "How the Corsair Mezemorta Hüseyin Paşa Became the Ottoman Grand Admiral" to the second meeting of the Problem of Piracy conference, constituted from an international group of scholars based in Europe, the Americas, and Asia that focus on manifestations of maritime piracy across various periods…

Dr. Karl Kingsley, Kevin Foote and David Foote (all Dental) recently published "Surveillance of the Incidence and Mortality of Oral and Pharyngeal, Esophageal, and Lung Cancer in Nevada: Potential Implications of the Nevada Indoor Clean Air Act" in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 

Susan Lee Johnson (History) was interviewed about the book Writing Kit Carson: Fallen Heroes in a Changing West by historian Jennifer Holland for the Journal of Women's History/New Books Network podcast.

Nasim Binesh (Hospitality) published a paper along with Sahar E-Vahdati of the Universiti Utara Malaysia, "The impact of CEO’s attributes on R&D intensity and ESG practices" It was published in the  Spanish Journal of Finance and Accounting / Revista Española de Financiación y Contabilidad.  Binesh is a doctoral student.

Chad Cross (Epidemiology & Biostatistics) provided an invited departmental seminar to the faculty in the department of entomology and nematology at the University of Florida titled "Use of Healthcare Utilization Inpatient Records for Estimating Trends in Vector-Borne Diseases." The seminar highlighted original research on the most…

Emma Regentova and Venkatesan Muthukumar  (both Electrical and Computer Engineering ), Si Jung Kim (Entertainment Engineering and Design), and Jonathan Hilpert (Education)  have received an $882,699 award from the National Science Foundation Advancing Informal STEM Learning program for implementing the project " NEVADA STEM LAB…

Jennifer R. Pharr (Public Health) & Kavita Batra (Medicine) were recently appointed as guest editors for a special issue titled "The Impact of Exercise on the Mental Health and Quality of Life of People" in the journal Healthcare. This special issue aims to publish innovative studies (original investigations and review…

Susan VanBeuge (Nursing) was named a 2021 American Academy of Nursing Fellow, recognized as a distinguished nurse leader and contributor to health and health care.  She will be officially inducted in October.

Paul Werth (History) gave a presentation entitled "Conceptualizing Russia's Territorial History" at the Kennan Institute For the Advanced Study of Russia and Eurasia of the Wilson Center in Washington.