Johan Bester (Medicine) published a book chapter, "The Nature of Ethics Expertise in Clinical Ethics and Implications for Training of Clinical Ethics Consultants," in a collection of essays on moral expertise in medicine. The essays in Moral Expertise: New Essays from Theoretical and Clinical Bioethics wrestle with the question of what makes…

Attila Lawrence (Architecture) is one of the experts quoted in the article "A Habitat for Health" that appears in the online publication "Builder." He has done translational research that operationalizes the positioning of interior design as a therapeutic modality to support health and well-being. Progressive developers and home builders embrace…

Arpita Basu (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), Dr. Eric Farbman (Medicine), Merrill Landers (Physical Therapy), and Dr. Daniel Orr II (Dental Medicine) accepted invitations to speak during the Inter-professional Health Symposium on Parkinson’s Disease, hosted by Friends of Parkinson’s. Basu led a breakout session focused on dietary antioxidants…

Jonathan R. Strand  (Political Science) has been elected to the editorial board of the journal PS: Political Science & Politics, which is published by the American Political Science Association.

Laura Kruskall (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) served as guest editor for the inaugural, nutrition-themed issue of the American College of Sports Medicine’s Health & Fitness Journal. She was also quoted in that issue’s article “One Weird Trick to Cut Belly Fat? Follow a Heart-Healthy Diet!” stressing the need for exercise and nutrition…

Soumya Upadhyay (Healthcare Administration and Policy) presented three papers at the recent 2018 Annual Academy Health meeting. Her poster presentations covered the following broad topics: Improving Safety, Quality, and Value in Healthcare Measuring Safety, Quality, and Value in Healthcare  Diversity and Cultural Competence

Federick Ngo (Educational Psychology and Higher Education) was awarded a research grant of $49,995 from the Spencer Foundation for the project "Undocumented Student Achievement in Public Education." The grant will support research projects on the achievement and contribution of undocumented students in public high schools and…

Emma Frances Bloomfield (Communication Studies) and Gabriela Tscholl, '15 BA and '17 MA Communication Studies, published an article about political rhetoric in the 2016 presidential election in the Kenneth Burke Journal titled, "Analyzing Warrants and Worldviews in the Rhetoric of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton: Burke and Argumentation…

Special Collections & Archives (UNLV Libraries) has been awarded a a $50,000 grant from the Las Vegas Centennial Commission to support the Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada project. Latinx Voices of Southern Nevada is an oral history and community engagement project aimed at expanding the diversity of the voices that Special Collections…