Md. Sohail Akther and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) presented a virtual paper titled, “Yoga as a complementary therapy for enhancing the quality of life in breast cancer survivors: A systematic review” at the 5th Bilsel International Gordion Scientific Research Congress held in Ankara, Turkiye. The presentation was received well.…

Frederic Poineau (Chemistry and Biochemistry) was published in Communication Chemistry, an open access journal from the Nature Portfolio. The article titled "Pivotal role of 99Tc NMR spectroscopy in solid-state and molecular chemistry" is the result of an international collaboration examining the continued use of 99Tc NMR…

Route 7, the Utah Tech literary arts journal, praised Jarret Keene's (English) dystopian adventure novel "Hammer of the Dogs" (University of Nevada Press). "Set in Las Vegas following a nuclear attack that has transformed Glitter Gulch into Nightmare Alley," writes the reviewer, "Jarret Keene’s first novel, 'Hammer of the Dogs,'…

Kavita Batra (Medicine), Ravi Batra, and Manoj Sharma (both Public Health) published a study "Burden of disease scenarios by state in the USA, 2022–50: a forecasting analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021" in the Lancet journal. Through a critical examination of the effects of obesity, population aging, mental health issues…

Kathryn Houk (School of Medicine Library) was interviewed for a New Books Network podcast with co-editors Jordan Nielsen and Jenny Wong-Welch, about their book, Toward Inclusive Academic Librarian Hiring. The recording, hosted by Michael LaMagna, is available on three podcasts: New Books in Library Science, New Books in Education, and…

Daniel Ogenrwot and John Businge's (both Engineering) authored a paper titled, "PatchTrack: Analyzing ChatGPT's Impact on Software Patch Decision-Making in Pull Requests," which was accepted for the 39th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Automated Software Engineering.

Melissa Corral (Law), deputy managing attorney at the UNLV Immigration Clinic's Community Advocacy Office, was inducted as the President of the Nevada Latino Bar Association.

Kavita Batra (Medicine), Ravi Batra, and Manoj Sharma (both Public Health) co-authored the study, "The Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors by State in the USA, 1990–2021: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021," published in the Lancet journal. This study examines the burden of diseases, injuries, and risk…

Hosted by the Cannabis Policy Institute at UNLV and Strategies 64, the first annual Cannabis Policy Institute Symposium was held on Dec. 5 inside UNLV’s Foundation Building.  The CPI Symposium featured a diverse group of cannabis policy experts, including Christina Dempsey, executive director of the Cannabis Policy Lab; Robin…