Jay Shen (Healthcare Administration), Ji Yoo, (Medicine), Pearl Kim, '19 PhD Pubic Health, Jinwook Hwang, and others recently published an article, "Trends of Hospital Palliative Care Utilization and Its Associated Factors Among Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in the United States From 2005 to 2014," on American Journal of…

Aidy Weeks (Health Sciences Library) was awarded the 2021 Erich Meyerhoff Prize from the Medical Library Association for her paper, "Proving the Proverbial Gadfly: Situating the Historical & Racial Context of Southern Medical Works by Mary Louise Marshall through a Critical Librarianship Framework." This prize was established in 1956 by…

Ashok K. Singh (Hospitality) and Rohan J. Dalpatadu (Math) published their study, "Prediction of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Using Fast Fourier Transform of Overnight Breath Recordings," in Machine Learning with Applications. The study addresses the problem of predicting the risk of obstructive sleep apnea from overnight breath recordings collected by…

David G. Schwartz (Faculty Affairs) recently published a CDC Gaming Reports commentary, "They Will Return." It sketches the impact of COVID-19 on the Las Vegas convention business, and explains why it likely will rebound.

Nicholas Irwin (Economics) and co-author Mitchell Livy of California State University, Fullerton, recently published an article, "Days and Confused: Housing Price and Liquidity Response to New Local Public Schools" in the Journal of Real Estate Research (JRER). The paper explores the changes in housing price capitalization and…

Kevin Wright (Student Diversity & Social Justice) completed the Getting Talent Back to Work certification program offered by the Society for Human Resource Management. This program equips participants with the actionable knowledge and tools needed to attract, hire, and retain individuals with criminal and conviction records.

Tim Grigsby (Environmental and Occupational Health) recently published an article on "Correlates of COVID-19 Pandemic-related Increases in Sleep Aid and Anti-anxiety Medication Use" in the Journal of Substance Use. The COVID-19 pandemic has created a stressful environment of fear, isolation, and economic instability. This study quantifies…

Jason Smith (Accounting) and his co-authors Eric T. Rapley (Colorado State University) and, Jesse C. Robertson (University of North Texas) recently had their paper, "The Effects of Disclosing Critical Audit Matters and Auditor Tenure on Nonprofessional Investors' Judgments," accepted for publication in the Journal of Accounting and Public Policy.…

Jun Yong Kang (Chemistry and Biochemistry) has been awarded a patent (10,927,135) granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for the invention “Metal-free Direct Arylation of Dialkyl Phosphonates for the Synthesis of Mixed Alkyl Aryl Phosphonates” Mixed phosphonates show a wide range of biological applications including…