Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) coauthored an article titled, “An intervention to improve antibiotic prescription behavior in veterinary students: A protocol based on multi-theory model to tackle antimicrobial resistance,” in the journal, Health Science Reports (Impact Factor: 2), with coauthors from Hormozgan…

Marta Soligo (Hospitality; Office of Economic Development) was interviewed by the online magazine iGamingBusiness on sports tourism in Las Vegas and the Super Bowl. She shared some thoughts on tourism diversification in Southern Nevada, the post-pandemic recovery, and the connection between business and leisure tourism.

Vladislav Zhitny (NYU Anesthesiology Resident/UNLV Medicine Alumni), Kenny Do (UNLV Medical Student), and Eric Kawana (UNLV Medical Student) published a research article in the Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology, which assesses the content available on the websites of neurosurgical anesthesiology programs throughout the United States and…

David G. Schwartz (Ombuds) recently published a post on From the Ombuds, the official blog of UNLV's Ombuds Office. The post offered an answer — with three justifications — for the question: "I am unhappy. When should I do something?" For more information about the Ombuds Office, please visit its website. 

Professor Nancy Rapoport (Law) and Joseph R. Tiano Jr. published their article, "Walking the Data Walk? Using Time Entries to Advance DEI Initiatives," in The Business Lawyer, a publication of the American Bar Association's (ABA) business law section. 

An application submitted by Anjali Agrawal and Josephine Sun (both Medicine) was selected by the Community Pediatrics Training Initiative (CPTI) Advocacy Training Grants program for a 2024 award! CPTI is sponsoring them as a faculty-resident pair to attend the AAP Advocacy Conference in Washington, D.C., on April 14-16, 2024. The conference…

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) has been elected a section councilor in the Integrative, Complementary, and Traditional Health Practices Section of the American Public Health Association for a three-year term. APHA is the largest and oldest professional organization in the field in the nation and Sharma has been…

The Nevada Minority Health and Equity Coalition (NMHEC) received an award from the National Foundation for Centers and Disease Control and Prevention for a total of $128,000. In partnership with the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health and the Nevada Office of Minority Health and Equity (NOMHE), NMHEC was selected to participate in the…

Alyssa Crittenden (Graduate College) and Nikolina Pender (Decision Support) received funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) to assist with expansion of the national CGS survey that collects information on graduate enrollment, retention, progression, and completion. The $75,000 grant was awarded…