Dr. Amy Stone (Medicine) and colleagues published an editorial based on their systematic review of COVID-19 rapid antigen tests that focused on the lessons learned from the pandemic. The article highlights the need for continuing efforts in generating and synthesizing consistent usable evidence for today's healthcare concerns. As part of the lead-…

Rachel Schell (Philosophy), an undergraduate philosophy major and student ambassador for the Las Vegas Philosophy for Children Initiative, gave a virtual presentation on her research on "selectively silent philosophical engagement among preschoolers" at the Second National Congress on Educational Research hosted by the Sierra Hildalguense Normal…

A short film produced by May May Luong (Film), "Orange Vests and Cigarettes" has received an "Official Selection" from the Chelsea Film Festival and will screen on October 19 in New York, NY.

Dave Beisecker (Philosophy) presented his paper, “Truth and the Topology of Assertion” and gave a workshop presentation on the foundations of the logical graphs developed by Charles Sanders Peirce at the biennial conference on Diagrams hosted by the University of Münster in Germany. The former has been published in Diagrammatic Representation and…

Juliana Byzyka (Transportation Research Center) joined her colleagues Erin Breen (Transportation Research Center) and Courtney Coughenour (Environmental and Occupational Health) at the regional conference with the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) - Las Vegas #74 at the Tuscany Suites and Casino. The panel engaged in…

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health, Internal Medicine) has published a book titled, “Effective Approaches to Global Health Issues” along with Ram Lakhan of Berea College published by Academic Press (Elsevier) (ISBN# 978-0-443-29098-5). A book launch party is planned for Monday, October 21, 2024, between 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. in Room GTW…

Aldo Barrita, Shane Kraus, Rachael Robnett, Gloria Wong-Padoongpatt (all Psychology) and Cassaundra Rodriguez (Sociology) recently published a paper titled, "The Illegal Threat": The Presumed Illigality Microaggressive Experience Scale in the journal of Translational Issues in Psychological Science. This research project aimed…

Arthur D. Soto-Vásquez (Journalism and Media Studies) with co-author Raquel Moreira from Southwestern University recently published "Invoking Ethnic Identity in the Service of Right-Wing Rhetoric: an Analysis of 2022 Latina Republican Candidates in South Texas" in Communication, Culture and Critique. In the article, they…

Tim Grigsby (Social and Behavioral Health) coauthored an article titled “Adverse Childhood Experiences, Perceived Discrimination, and Mental Health in Sexual and Gender Minoritized Adults: Comparing Stress Accumulation and Stress Sensitization Models” in the journal LGBT Health, in association with researchers from Texas, North Carolina and…