Ph.D. student and graduate assistant Mohamed Ibrahim (Education) successfully organized a TEDx talk on campus that touched on the theme "Vision to Victory." The diverse speakers featured in the event were thought leaders, creatives, and change-makers who aimed to spark conversations and share unique perspectives. This particular TEDx event was the…

Shane Kraus (Psychology) and colleagues recently published an article, "Anticipated Motives for Gambling Treatment in Adults from the U.S.," in the Journal of Gambling Studies. 

Amy Brown (Music) presented Parachute Play at the Las Vegas Urban Chapter of Kodaly Educators (LUCKE) Chapter Workshop. In addition to the Kodaly method, participants experienced musical literacy using multiple methods of music education philosophies (Orff and Dalcroze). Using Edvard Grieg's, In the Hall of the Mountain King, members…

Asma Tahir and Alireza Rezaee (both Environmental and Occupational Health) presented a poster titled, "Comparison of the Airborne Fungal Spore Concentrations in Las Vegas and the Mojave Desert From 2020-2022," during the 2024 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting from February 23-26 in Washington, D.C.

Frankie A. Colosimo. Philip Borsellino, Reese I. Krider, Raul E. Marquez, and Thomas A. Vida (all Medicine) published the study, "The Clinical Potential of Dimethyltryptamine: Breakthroughs into the Other Side of Mental Illness, Neurodegeneration, and Consciousness." About the study The human brain controls everything from thoughts to actions…

Professor Frank Rudy Cooper (Law) and University of Washington School of Law Dean Tamara Lawson had an online discussion on about Terry v. Ohio and the long-reaching effects of the court's decision. 

Professor Addie Rolnick (Law) published a new article in the Journal of School Violence titled, "Excluded and Erased: The Conspicuous Absence of Native Children in Research on School Discipline Disparities." 

Dr. Jessica Immonen (Dental) and Jason Ciccotelli (Physical Therapy) worked with a team of healthcare professionals with expertise in human anatomy to publish an article on anatomy education as a community outreach opportunity. The article titled "Anatomical Outreach is Within Reach: Contemporary and Diverse Approaches" followed a panel discussion…

Eve Hanan (Law) recently published the article "Terror and Tenderness in Criminal Law." The article critiques the emotional appeal of recent criminal justice reforms that rely on individual acts of leniency, like parole and progressive prosecution, arguing that these reforms actually legitimate the excessive harshness of criminal law.