Adam Paul (Film), assistant professor, presented on a panel at the 4th Annual Humanities Podcast Network Symposium titled, "Podcasting as Artistry and Craft." Paul discussed his work on UNLV projects in the Departments of Film and Theatre, including the award-winning fiction podcast "POD115" and the recent film review podcast "The Film Dept.," co-…

Dean Dr. Marc J. Kahn (Medicine) has been elected to the Association of American Medical College's (AAMC) Council of Deans Administrative Board.  He will serve on the 12-member leadership group for the council of deans, comprised of the deans of all US allopathic medical schools. Prior to last week's AAMC meeting in Atlanta, Kahn was…

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) coauthored an article titled, “Multi-theory model (MTM) and change in childbearing behavior:  A perspective,” with coauthors from Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences in Iran in the Journal of Research Development in Nursing and Midwifery. The article presents a view…

Jenna Weglarz-Ward (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education), associate professor, presented multiple sessions on inclusion and equity at the National Association for the Education of Young Children's Annual Conference in Anaheim, California. With Courtney O'Grady and Alison Hooper (University of Alabama), she presented Disentangling…

Refat Srejon, Asma Awan, and Manoj Sharma, (all Social and Behavioral Health) presented a poster tilted, “Effectiveness of yoga interventions on cancer-related fatigue in patients with different types of cancer: A systematic review,” at the American Public Health Association 2024 Annual Meeting October 27-30, 2024, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as…

Ana Gonzalez, Sidath Kapukotuwa, Asma Awan, and Manoj Sharma, (all Social and Behavioral Health) presented a poster tilted, “Effectiveness of tai chi randomized controlled trials on improving BMI among adults with obesity: A systematic review,” at the American Public Health Association 2024 Annual Meeting October 27-30, 2024, in Minneapolis,…

Juliana Byzyka (Transportation Research Center) recently attended the 2024 Nevada Asphalt Conference: Sustainable and Resilient Pavement where she jointly presented with professor Mujib Rahman (Aston University, UK) and moderated the sessions of the final day. The topic of their presentation was “Infrared Heated Pothole Repairs: A Sustainable…

Chelsie Hawkinson (Education) and colleagues at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi and the University of Colorado - Boulder have published an article titled "Supporting Transition Needs of Early College Credit Students Through First-Year Seminars" in The Journal of The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition. The study…

Assistant professor-in-residence Michael Chin (Honors College) published a work of creative non-fiction with Eunoia Review, titled "RUN-HIDE-FIGHT." The essay pairs reflections on his experience teaching at UNLV during the tragic events of Dec. 6, 2023, with experiences from his youth