Erika Marquez (Environmental and Occupational Health) and Erick López and Amanda Haboush-Deloye (both Nevada Institute for Children's Research and Policy) presented their findings on "Utilizing Academic Detailing as a Behavior Change Model in the Medical Community to Promote Health Equity in a Diverse Metropolis" at the American Public…

Nancy Lough (Educational Psychology and Higher Education) published, with her co-author Ceyda Mumcu, "Pro Softball Fan Segments: A Two-Step Cluster Analysis" in the International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship.

Brett Abarbanel (International Gaming Institute, Hospitality) was featured in a video interview with Asia Gaming Brief on the crossover between video games, gamification, and gambling games. 

Marketa Trimble (Law) wrote an article, "Res Judicata and Unclaimed Foreign Copyright Infringement," which was published in the Yearbook of Private International Law, a publication of the Sellier European Law Publishers and the Swiss Institute of Comparative Law. 

Chartae Witherspoon (CAEO) and 10 students from the Upward Bound Math & Science Center participated in the Good Trouble Book Club, sponsored and initiated by the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) in honor of late U.S. Rep. John Lewis. The club met twice over the course of six weeks to discuss the chapters of Lewis' Across That…

Dr. Kavita Batra (Medicine) recently was elected as a member of the Nevada System of Higher Education’s Task Force on Sexual Misconduct that was established by the Nevada Legislature pursuant to Senate Bill 347. This membership on the task force was approved by the Board of Regents. The overarching goal of this task force is to…

Ann Vuong (Epidemiology & Biostatistics) presented her findings on "Associations of Neonicotinoids with Insulin and Glucose Homeostasis Parameters in US Adults: NHANES 2015-2016" during the Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome session at the American Public Health Association's 2021 annual meeting.

Christina Miskey (Libraries) was invited to give a presentation at the recent Digital Commons North American Conference. The presentation, "From Alerts to Automation: Using the Scopus Harvesting Tool to Improve Faculty Bibliography Workflows," focused on her work streamlining department workflows around the UNLV Bibliography and UNLV's…

Michelle Tusan (History) will begin her term as vice president/president-elect of the North American Conference on British Studies on Nov. 14.

Laura K. Gryder-Culver (Medicine) presented "Occupant Protection Analysis of Use of Child Restraints by Age" at the 2021 Nevada Traffic Safety Summit hosted by Nevada Department of Transportation and Department of Public Safety to share best practices to reach the ultimate goal of Zero Fatalities in Nevada. Gryder-Culver is a significant…

Ann Vuong (Epidemiology & Biostatistics) published a paper on "Maternal Urniary OPE Metabolite Concentrations and Blood Pressure During Pregnancy: The HOME study" in the journal Environmental Research. This study found that maternal urinary BCEP and DPHP concentrations were associated with increased blood pressure during pregnancy. …

Brian Rowsell, Reginald Stewart, and Christina Hall (all Risk Management and Safety), serving as the RMS Radiation Safety Team recently received a       certificate of achievement for excellence in reporting from the Nuclear Materials Management and Safeguards System (NMMSS) . The NMMSS tracks the movement and uses of domestic…