Johan Bester (Medicine) recently published an article, "Dismissal of Child-Patiens for Nonvaccination Should Not Be Policy." This article considers moral arguments to evaluate the ethics of a policy of dismissing a pediatric patient when parents refuse vaccination. It is important to consider the ethics of such a policy, as research shows an…

Benjamin Edwards (Law) recently published "Distributed Governance" in the William & Mary Law Review Online. The piece addresses governance challenges for emerging distributed organizations. The piece was co-authored with Carla Reyes from Stetson University College of Law and Nizan Packin of the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College. The…

John Mercer and Tedd Girouard (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) served as guest speakers during the FuelTalk Human Performance Summit, which brought performance industry leaders to share their knowledge about fueling the mind, body, and soul. Mercer spoke during the “Mindfulness and Meditation” during endurance performance topic, and…

Greg Moody (Management, Entrepreneurship and Technology) recently published an article in the prestigous information systems journal Management Information Systems Quarterly with his coauthors Mikko Siponen, and Seppo Pahnila. The forthcoming article is: "Toward a Unified Model of Information Security Policy Compliance."  He also published…

President Len Jessup on Sept. 14 announced UNLV’s inaugural Top Tier Award recipients during his State of the University Address: Alisha Kerlin, interim director of the Barrick Museum of Art; Jefferson Kinney, associate professor of psychology; and Kwang Kim, Southwest Gas professor of energy and matter.   Kerlin leads museum…

Jay Shen (Department of Healthcare Administration and Policy/School of Community Health Science), Catherine Dingley (Nursing), Pearl Kim (Healthcare Administration and Policy), Ji Yoo (School of Medicine) have been awarded a grant for the Tier III project of the Engaging Patients with Life-Limiting Illnesses on Receiving Palliative Care,…

Bo Bernhard (International Gaming Institute), Brett Abarbanel (International Gaming Institute), and Jennifer Roberts (International Center for Gaming Regulation) recently presented their research to Japanese leadership at the U.S.-Japan Business Council in Tokyo on the potential social and economic contributions of integrated resorts to Japan…

Frank Cucinotta (Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences) spoke during the National Cancer Institutes' workshop that addressed the biological consequences of radiation therapy in the development of new treatments. The workshop brought together leading experts to explore the potential of clinical dose-effect using biological measures that could…

Linda Berger (Law) and Temple Law Professor Kathy Stanchi have published a new book that presents a unique theory of legal persuasion, blending rhetorical theory and cognitive science with real-life practice. Legal Persuasion: A Rhetorical Approach to the Science (Routledge) draws on the latest findings from persuasion science as well as on…