Jeff Schauer (History) recently discussed his new-ish book, Wildlife between Empire and Nation in Twentieth-Century Africa (Palgrave Macmillan, 2019) on the New Book Network. The book explores colonial and national era wildlife policy in eastern and central Africa.

Robert Lang (The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West), David Damore (Political Science), and Karen Danielsen (School of Public Policy and Leadership) recently had a guest column featured in the Las Vegas Sun. Their piece "Bluelining and its Consequences: Nevada Edition," discusses the demographic, economic, geographic, and…

Renato "Rainier" M. Liboro (Psychology), Jason Flatt (Environmental and Occupational Health), and Dr. Samuel Parrish (Medicine), served as panelists on a virtual presentation on "Health Disparities in the LGBTQ+ Community," earlier this month. The event was presented to diverse students of the School of Medicine and was sponsored by the registered…

Erika G. Abad (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) and Paloma Guerrero (Law) spoke with UNLV alum Justin Favela and Emmanuel Ortega earlier this month as part of KNPR's Race and Racism in Nevada series. On the episode "As LatinX In Nevada Grows, So Do Racial Challenges" they discussed where Nevada and, more specifically, Las Vegas, lie…

Jennifer Byrnes (Anthropology) has co-authored a chapter that appears in a new edited volume, The Bioarchaeology of Structural Violence: A Theoretical Framework for Industrial Era Inequality, edited by Lori A. Tremblay and Sarah Reedy. The chapter, "The Erie County Poorhouse (1828–1926) as a Heterotopia: A…

Tyler D. Parry (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) wrote an article, "Police Still Use Attack Dogs against Black Americans," which was published in the Washington Post on Sept. 2. It provides a brief analysis of the history of "attack dogs" used for racist violence, connecting the history to recent events in American society. He is an…

Neil Dodge (History) won a Summer Research Award for Graduate Students from Brigham Young University's Charles Redd Center for Western Studies. He will use the award to conduct research and write a dissertation chapter, "Reimagined People: Captives as Beloved Kin, 1846-1868."  His dissertation traces the changing parameters of Navajo identity…

John Curry (History) was appointed to a three-to-five-year term on the Development Committee for the Advanced Placement world history exam, which is administered to hundreds of thousands of high school students each year. This committee represents a unique collaboration between high school and college educators, and is made up of six key…

Kenneth Miller (Political Science) was interviewed on KTNV to discuss the increased importance of Latino voters in the upcoming presidential election, both in Nevada and nationally.

Renato "Rainier" M. Liboro (Psychology) and his academic colleagues and community partners from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, have recently published and released a comprehensive community report based on the findings of their collaborative project, "An Examination of Resilience to HIV/AIDS Among Middle-Aged and Older Men Who Have Sex with Men:…

Tyler D. Parry (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) was interviewed by Nevada Public Radio on the history of "Sundown Towns," and how we might contextualize the current debates occurring in Minden and its historical ordinances that barred indigenous people from the town after 6:30 p.m.

Tyler D. Parry (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) was interviewed by journalist Isaac Stanley-Becker from the Washington Post for comment on speeches given at the Republican National Convention, specifically the rhetoric surrounding the "plantation" trope used by conservatives who seek to discredit Black voters who affiliate with the…