Douglas Unger (English) published a novel, "Dream City." The novel is an unconventional portrait and fictional history of Las Vegas during the boom years before the economic crash brought on by the Great Recession. Through stories of its industry executives on the make, ideologies of marketing and consumerism in the "casino economy of America" are…

Bret Birdsong (Law) presented at the 2024 Martz Symposium on Public Lands: The Future of Public Lands – People, Place, and Power.

Marketa Trimble (Law) presented at the International Conference on Emerging Issues in Intellectual Property Law at the Salzburg University in Austria. She discussed the cross-border functioning of exceptions and limitations to copyright.

On September 25, Adeste Sipin (Medicine) presented at NBME’s Medical Education Learning Specialists (MELS) webinar. This webinar focused on how the use of NBME’s INSIGHTS dashboard can support student success, with some topics including the challenges and opportunities the presenters experienced in helping students use assessment…

Nikkie Preston (Medicine) was honored as one of VEGAS INC's 2024 Women Inspiring Nevada. Preston's efforts in development and alumni relations are critical to the success of the medical school. Her role involves giving philanthropic guidance to students and staff and working with donors and faculty to set up scholarships, endowments,…

Danielle Finn (Law) led a panel at the Tribal Leadership and Management Conference on the importance of cybersecurity in Indian Country.

Dave Beisecker (Philosophy) recently participated in a workshop hosted by the University of Bergen in Norway and the journal, Hegel Bulletin, on the occasion of the release of a special issue dedicated to racism and colonialism in Hegel’s philosophy. Beisecker’s article, “American Hegelianism and its Impact on Indian Boarding School Policy,” co-…

Monesia Hobbs (Center for Academic Enrichment and Outreach) presented a workshop titled "What Happens in Vegas: How we use a premium hospitality model to serve first-gen and low income students" to a group of TRIO professionals at the 2024 ASPIRE Regional Conference in Helena, Montana. The ASPIRE region includes education professionals from the…

Joe Regalia (Law) had his law review article, "Lex Ex Machina: Forging a New Ethical Framework for AI and Technology in the Law," accepted for publication by the Cumberland Law Review.