Dr. Buddha Dawn (Medicine) recently co-authored an article, “WJMSC-derived Small Extracellular Vesicles Enhance T Cell Suppression through PD-L1," in the Journal of Extracellular Vesicles, the official journal of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles. The results show that PD-L1 is essential for Wharton’s jelly mesenchymal stem cell…

Ji Won Yoo (Medicine) with a team of physicians from the department of family medicine and neurology from Korea University recently published an article, "Association of High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Variability and the Risk of Developing Parkinson Disease" in the prestigious journal Neurology. The paper explores the longitudinal…

Natalie Pennington (Communication Studies) published a peer-reviewed journal article, "The Maintenance of Dormant and Commemorative Ties by Young Adults through Social Media," in the academic journal Southern Communication Journal. The study draws from in-depth qualitative interviews to explore the motivations behind why young…

Shane Kraus (Psychology) presented two talks this month at the 9th annual Conference on Collaborative Perspectives on Addiction (CPA): Substance Use and Addictive Behaviors Across the Lifespan, which was held virtually this year. The first talk, "Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder in ICD-11: Clinical Considerations and Future Directions, "which…

Jason Flatt (Environmental and Occupational Health), co-authored a publication "Advanced Dementia: Recommendations to Address Workforce Needs," in OBM Geriatrics.    

Melva Thompson-Robinson and Johanna Adlam (both Center for Health Disparities Research) published a paper on "COVID-19 and Communities of Color: Understanding the Impact of Racism on Public Health" in the Nevada Journal of Public Health. In light of the recent declarations of racism as a public health crisis, the push to address the…

Kevin Wright (Student Diversity & Social Justice) facilitated a workshop on implementing effective change within organizations and systems for students and business professionals at the University of Texas, San Antonio.

Romeo Jackson (Student Diversity & Social Justice) with Alex Lange  (University of Iowa)  and Antonio Duran (Auburn University) presented at the ACPA21 Conference titled "Challenging Race-Evasiveness in LGBTQ+ Research: Implications for Student Affairs Practitioners." Using data from a content analysis study…

Aude Picard (School of Life Sciences) was awarded $175,987 by the National Science Foundation for her project “RII Track-4: Physiology of Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria under Energy-Limiting Conditions." Sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) play an important role in the transformations of sulfur and carbon in anoxic environments. The project’s goal is to…