Alona D. Angosta (Nursing), Andrew Thomas Reyes (Nursing), Chad Cross (Public Health), Komal Sood (Medicine) and Trevor Pollom (Anthropology) recently published an article, Cardiovascular Disease Knowledge, Risk Factors, and Resilience Level among U.S. Veterans with and without Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, in The …

Kass Moore (Career Services) a career and professional development specialist, presented at the 2020 NASPA Regional Conference last week.  Her event was within the Student Affairs Speaks component of the program. The description of the event was as follows: "As a young, queer professional, I often find it challenging to…

Peter Grema (Economics, Real Estate, Brookings Mountain West, The Lincy Institute, Honors College) and Kristian Thymianos (Political Science, Brookings Mountain West, The Lincy Institute) recently had their OpEd, "To Our CCSD Educators, Here’s a Note of Appreciation and Support" published in the Las Vegas Sun. They applaud CCSD teachers…

Martha Lizabeth Phelps (Political Science) participated as a panelist in The Journal of the Plague Year: A Covid-19 Archive workshop on how to use the archive in the classroom. Educators from various backgrounds gathered to discuss the advantages, challenges, and methods of using the journal as an interactive instructional tool. …

Jennifer Culley, Annette Day, Cory Tucker, and Andrea Wirth (all Libraries) recently presented at the virtual Charleston Library Conference 2020. They presented the paper, "Change is Constant: Managing and Evolving Acquisitions Environment". Cully also presented a poster, "Overview of the Future of Academic Library Acquisitions: Things to Think…

Kayleigh Meighan (Anthropology) won runner-up for the national “Raising Our Voices” three-minute thesis competition of the American Anthropological Association where she presented her research on co-sleeping mothers and infants in the U.S. She is a doctoral student. Alyssa Crittenden (Anthropology) is her advisor.

Sanae El Ibrahimi (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) and colleagues from Comagine Health, Brigham and Women's, and Massachusetts General Hospital published a manuscript "Ambulance Calls for Substance-Related Issues Before and After COVID-19" in the journal of Prehospital Emergency Care. They found that there was an initial decline in substance-…

Marla Royne Stafford (Hospitality) is the co-author of an article, “Determining Uses and Gratifications for the Internet,” that ranks as the #4 most downloaded paper in the 50-year history of the Decision Science Journal — a top journal in the decision sciences field. Originally published in 2004, the article looks at consumer…

Ann M. Vuong (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) recently published a paper on "Flame Retardants and Neurodevelopment: an Updated Review of Epidemiological Literature" that was published in Current Epidemiology Reports. Flame retardant (FR) compounds can adversely impact neurodevelopment. This updated literature review summarizes…

Sapira Cheuk (Art) created an online exhibition on Instagram @unlvtheear, the department of art's Instagram page. Titled Here I am/Here We Are, multiple posts this week focus on first-generation experience and first-generation creatives in the UNLV community. Online, you'll see artworks and statements from students in art and design…

Kavita Batra, Jennifer Pharr, John O. Olawepo, and Patricia Cruz (all Public Health) published an article on "Understanding the Multidimensional Trajectory of Psychosocial Maternal Risk Factors Causing Preterm Birth: A Systematic Review" in the Asian Journal of Psychiatry.  Among all known risk factors of preterm birth, psychosocial…

Ashley Hairston Doughty (Art), along with public art consultant Mark Salinas, worked with the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) to design signage that would effectively educate the public about social distancing and safe transit riding practices at their main transit hub, the Bonneville Transit Center.  In…