Casey Barber and Lung-Chang Chien (both Epidemiology and Biostatistics) presented a poster titled "Assessing COVID-19 vaccination barrier index to evaluate geospatial disparities on COVID-19 incidence – a Southern Nevada study" at the APHA 2024 Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, MN. 

Vidhani S. Goel, Ana L. Reyes, Bertille Assoumou, Dodds P. Simangan, Megumi Akiyama, Deborah A. Kuhls, and Kavita Batra (all Medicine) along with Farooq Abdulla from United Healthcare, Nevada, presented their study "Utilizing a hybrid approach to link maternal and neonatal records" at the American Public Health Association’s 152nd Annual Meeting…

A recent study from Chandra Bhattacharya's (Chemistry and Biochemistry) laboratory developed ionizable lipids with a tetrahydropyrimidine (THP) backbone for RNA delivery, utilizing a one-pot multicomponent reaction. This work was published in ACS Nano, titled "Tetrahydropyrimidine Ionizable Lipids for Efficient mRNA Delivery." Abstract Lipid…

Andrew Thomas Reyes (Nursing) presented a podium presentation at the 50th Annual International Conference of the Transcultural Nursing Society (TCNS) in Salt Lake City, Utah. The title of his presentation was “Self-Care Intervention through Mindfulness and Acceptance for Frontline Nurses with PTSD: A Randomized Controlled Trial.” This study was…

Katherine Howard, Karl Kingsley, Payton Famuliner and Kyle Hodges (all Dental) recently published their study Oral Prevalence of Selenomonas noxia Differs among Orthodontic Patients Compared to Non-Orthodontic Controls: A Retrospective Biorepository Analysis in the MDPI journal Pathogens.  

Jesse Taylor (Information Technology) is a recipient of the VEGAS INC and Cox Business 2024 Top Tech Awards for the category of Education. Taylor oversees the Identity Management and Middleware Services team and is responsible for managing the central identity access system for over 40,000 students and staff. Taylor…

Clariana Ramos de Oliveira (Nursing) and co-authors recently published a manuscript in BMJ Public Health titled, Maternal Perceived Safety and Parenting Practices with Young Children: A Cross-Sectional Analysis from 15 Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Their findings highlight that maternal perceptions of safety at home and neighborhood…

Ravi Batra from Coforge Ltd., along with Jason D. Flatt, Jennifer R. Pharr, Manoj Sharma (all Public Health), Kavita Batra (Medicine) and colleagues Drs. Khubchandani, Kanekar, and Chirico from other prestigious institutions, published a study titled, "Exploring Social Support Strategies and Socio-Cultural Factors Influencing Social Isolation and…

Assistant Professor Roberto Lovato (English) published "Exodus," a feature-length essay in GEO magazine, "Europe's National Geographic." Written in conjunction with Italian photographer Nicolo Rosso, the piece documents and explores the migration epic taking place across the continent of América.