Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) presented an interdisciplinary paper titled, “Legitimizing Self versus Other Conflict in Digital Space: Analyzing User’s Online Comments about Afghan Refugees in U.S. Media (2016-2022),” in collaboration with a Fulbright Professor, Maneesh Pandeya at the 3rd International…

Gillian Gottlieb (Honors College; Nursing) with Corrin Sullivan, Dale Netski, and Kavita Batra (all Medicine) published an article, "Anxiety and Depression Among College Students in the Post-COVID-19 Phase," in the Journal of Medicine, Surgery, and Public Health. 

Professors Mary Beth Beazley, Lori Johnson, and Rebecca Scharf (all Law) are on a panel discussing The Challenges and Rewards of Teach Legal Writing to FirstGen Law Students at the 21st Biennial Legal Writing Institute Conference. 

Jason Flatt (Social and Behavioral Health) contributed to a guest column about how "Inclusive housing empowers the LGBTQ+ community to age with dignity," published in the Las Vegas Sun. The U.S. population of LGBTQ+ adults over age 50 is expected to reach 7 million by 2030. As this community grows, the need to address housing disparities in our…

Katherine Walker (English) presented at the Marlowe Society of America Conference in London on the upcoming publication of The Handbook of Christopher Marlowe.

Megan Griffard and Bradley Marianno (both Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) received a $90,000 grant from EdFund to study how school districts in Nevada are supporting emergent bilinguals and students experiencing poverty through the Pupil-Centered Funding Plan (PCFP). 

David G. Schwartz (Ombuds Office) recently published a post on Informed Informality, his blog that considers people, organizations, conflict, and culture, among other things. The post is a bit of a departure from his usual focus on conflict resolution and a return to his study of casino history. It has his thoughts on the real legacy of The Mirage…

Austin Horng-En Wang (Political Science) was invited by the Radio Taiwan International in Taiwan to have a talk on July 2 titled, "Media Resilience and Geopolitics." In this talk, Wang discussed the definition of cognitive warfare and its conflict with the freedom of speech. Wang then shared examples of cognitive warfare in Taiwan and showed…

Professor Rachel Anderson (Law) was awarded the Outstanding Non-Traditional Career Award at the National Bar Association Women Lawyers Division 2024 Annual Achievement Awards Breakfast.