Jarret Keene (English) published a short story, "Dream Evil," in issue 5 of the international journal SHiFT: A Journal of Literary Oddities, published by Ringling College of Art and Design. On Oct. 17, he met with Ringling students, gave a luncheon talk on journalism and creative writing, and did a reading in the Alfred R. Goldstein Library…

Simon Gottschalk (Sociology) published a chapter titled, "Terminal Violence: Online Interactions and Infra-Humanization," in the edited volume People, Technology, and Social Organization: Interactionist Studies of Everyday Life (Routledge). The chapter uses vignettes of interactions with terminals and with people through terminals to denounce…

John Tuman (Political Science) coauthored a chapter with John Holmes, emeritus, Queens University,  entitled, "The North American Auto Industry in Transition," which has accepted for publication in the edited book La IAM en la transición. The book will be published by the The Friedrich Ebert Foundation and the El Colegio de Sonora, Mexico.

Jennifer Byrnes and graduate students Taylor Flaherty, Liam Johnson, Katharine Woollen, Dayanira Lopez, Katherine Gaddis, SaMoura Horsley (all Anthropology), published an article titled, "Speaking of Sex: Critical Reflections for Forensic Anthropologists," in Humans. This essay outlines language and terminology…

University of New Mexico Press announced that they will release a second edition of Michael J. Alarid’s (History) book, Hispano Bastion: New Mexican Power in the Age of Manifest Destiny, 1837-1860. The hardcover version of Hispano Bastion was initially published in December 2022. This second edition will be printed in paperback, and is scheduled…

Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) gave a virtual keynote address for the 6th Annual National Congress on Normal School Education held in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico. Her address focused on strategies for supporting and understanding "children's philosophy" within the K-12 school system.

Heather Torgersen, DPP (Liberal Arts; Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement) was chosen as a member of Leadership Las Vegas' class of 2024. Leadership Las Vegas is a 10-month executive leadership program sponsored by the Vegas Chamber designed to expand knowledge in the community so that participants become more effective leaders and change…

Sheila Bock (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) published a chapter titled, "Beyond the Deliberate Infector: Emergent Categories of Infector Narratives during COVID-19," in the edited volume, Behind the Mask: Vernacular Culture in the Time of COVID (University Press of Colorado).

Andrew Kauffman (World Languages and Cultures) chaired a panel and presented a paper at the 2023 Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association Convention in Denver, CO. His paper was titled, "Representations of Aging and Old Age in Zhou Daxin's The Sky Darkens Slowly." 

Jesse Fager-Larsen (The Lincy Institute, Brookings Mountain West, Political Science) attended the 23rd annual Public Policy Leadership Conference (PPLC) held at the Harvard Kennedy School campus. During the conference, attendees meet with professors, attend mock graduate-level courses, and learn about career and funding opportunities in public…

Todd Jones (Philosophy) presented a co-authored paper, “Which Are the Best Future Populations? What We Must Study, Rather Than Stipulate,” at the Designing Just Futures Conference at James Madison University. 

Brandon Ranuschio, Sherry Bell, Lianne Barnes, and Renato M. Liboro (all Psychology) recently published their article, "Promoting resilience among middle-aged and older men who have sex with men living with HIV/AIDS in Southern Nevada: An examination of facilitators and challenges from a social determinants of health perspective," in …