Dr. Neamat Hassan, Dr. Tanya Al-Talib, and Angelica Bustos (all Dental) co-authored "Retrospective Analysis of the Association of Non-Carious Cervical Lesions with Bruxism," which appeared in the February issue of the Open Journal of Stomatology. Bustos is a third-year dental student.

David Orentlicher (Law) recently co-authored the fourth edition of  Health Care Law and Ethics for West Academic’s popular Nutshell Series. Nutshells have long provided readers with a basic and accessible understanding of topics across the field of law. The health care nutshell considers how the law responds to the critical…

George William Kajjumba (Civil & Environmental Engineering) has been selected by the scientific review panel of the Council for the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings to attend the 70th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Lindau, Germany, this summer. A graduate student, Kajjumba was among only 650 students given this opportunity.

Dr. James Mah (Dental) co-authored "Craniofacial Analysis May Indicate Co-Occurrence of Skeletal Malocclusions and Associated Risks in Development of Cleft Lip and Palate,” which appeared in a special issue of the Journal of Development Biology. The multi-institutional study was in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health.  

Shane Kraus (Psychology) and Rory Reid of UCLA are conducting clinical workshops in Reno and Las Vegas this week. Titled “Helping Clients with Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder,"  the workshops are supported by the Center for the Application of Substance Abuse Technologies, UNR.

Kevin Wright (Student Diversity & Social Justice) received the African Student Association Kingdom Trailblazer Award. This award focus on faculty and staff within the university who have stride to assist students by any means necessary, and for those who have gone above and beyond their job description. 

Valerie Barboa (Nursing) successfully defended her doctor of nursing practice project to earn the title of doctor. Her project, "Transition for Success: A Pilot Program For The New Graduate Nurses In The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit," studied the high risks/lack of adequate training new graduate nurses in the ICU face and the high turnover that…

Karen E. Callahan (Environmental and Occupational Health) recently published an article on "The Association Between Etiology of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Race‐Ethnicity in Florida" in the journal Liver International.  The study found that HCC etiology is associated with specific race/ethnicity. While HCV-related HCC rates are…

Kim Nehls (Marketing and International Business) recently presented the keynote presentation at the National Orientation Directors Association conference at UNLV.