Juliana R. V. Tkatch (Hospitality) coauthored a paper titled, "Examining the competitive advantage of agritourism destinations: An application of a unified resource-based view," in Tourism Management, the most prestigious journal in the hospitality field, according to SJR Reank.  

Donald Price, Kristian West, Michelle Cevallos-Zea. and Matthew Medeiros (all Life Sciences), along with Sara Cahan, Joaquin Nunez, and Emily Longman from the University of Vermont and Joanne Yew from the University of Hawaii, have recently published a paper in the Journal of Experimental Biology. Kristian West and Michelle Cevallos-Zea have…

Professor Rebecca Nathanson (Law; Education) hosted 30 judges and attorneys from across the globe as part of the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program. Their visit focused on learning about the Kids’ Court School, which helps reduce children’s anxiety about testifying in court.

Francisco Sy (Environmental and Global Health) received the "Lifetime Achievement Award" from the Nevada Public Health Association (NHPA) in recognition of his four decades career in public health marked by enduring dedication, impactful contributions, and unwavering commitment in advancing public health in Nevada and beyond. It was awarded at the…

Aya Shata (Journalism and Media Studies) at UNLV and co-author Michelle Seelig from the University of Miami published an article titled, "Making the Environment Like A Cool Thing:” Exploring generation Z and Millennials’ reception of climate change videos on YouTube," in the Atlantic Journal of Communication. Guided by literature on…

Associate professor Julian Kilker (Journalism and Media Studies) co-curated and exhibited work in "At the Heart of Basin and Range." This exhibit, sponsored by Nevada Humanities, an independent state humanities council affiliated with the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and exhibited at its downtown program gallery, celebrates…

Reimund Serafica and Andrew Reyes (Nursing), and Dr. Francisco Sy (Public Health), along with their colleagues, were recognized by the Journal of Transcultural Nursing with the Best Article Award for 2024. Their paper, “Bridging the Gap: Reducing Health Inequities in Access to Preventive Health Care Services in Rural Communities in the Philippines…

Tim Grigsby (Environmental and Global Health) coauthored a paper titled, “Suicidal planning and ideation among US adolescents: Differences by sexual identity 2023,” in the Journal of Psychiatric Research, along with researchers from Illinois, Mississippi, and Pennsylvania. The study explores differences in suicidal ideation and planning among U.S…

Doris Watson (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) has been appointed to chair the Higher Education session for the 1st International Online Conference on Education Sciences, scheduled for 2026. Watson currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief for the Higher Education section of the Journal of Education Sciences.