Yonsu Kim (Healthcare Administration and Policy), Ji Won Yoo (Internal Medicine), Chris Cochran (Healthcare Administration and Policy), and Sheniz Moonie (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) published an article "Dynamic associations of neighborhood social and physical environment with ED visits for asthma: A spatial change score analysis" in Journal…

Bridger Woods (Medicine) presented an abstract titled, "Watch Out Below! A Comparison of Hiking and Rock Climbing Falls at a Level 1 Trauma Center," at the Western Regional Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Conference in Rancho Mirage, Calif. This study compared EMS care, pattern of injury and outcomes of hikers and climbers presenting for…

Paige Hewitt, Gregory Brown, Kavita Batra, and Anne Weisman (all Medicine) presented their poster titled, “A Comparison of Two Energy Psychology Interventions: A Case Series of Advanced Integrative Therapy and Emotional Freedom Technique,” at the Integrative Medicine Conference hosted by the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine, University…

Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) presented comments on the book Matthew Lipman and the Educational Role of Philosophy, co-edited by Megan Laverty and Maughn Gregory, at the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy, held this year at UNLV.      

Benjamin Leffel's (Public Policy and Leadership) TEDx talk, "Cities & corporations vs. climate," has been published, offering a rethinking of climate action from the bottom-up, and across sectors

Dr. Jill Manit (BeHERE NV; Medicine) received an honorable mention for the UNLV 2026 Community Engagement Award for her community engagement with K-12 schools. Manit oversees BeHERE NV's outreach to youth, including students in three Human and Social Services Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs across Nevada, to provide information…

Medical resident Dr. Jaineet Chhabra (Family and Community Medicine) was featured in the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine's MarshallMedicine magazine as part of the alumni spotlight. This article highlights his journey into sports medicine, and the work he has been fortunate to pursue during residency at the…

Sarah Surrain (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education), along with colleagues, published the article, "A Community-Based Participatory Research Approach to Evaluating Perceptions of Bilingualism Among Latino Parents of Autistic Children" in First Language. 

Competing against teams from organizations across the Las Vegas Valley, UNLV’s Trivia Team earned a third-place medal as part of the 2026 City of Las Vegas Corporate Challenge on March 14. Team members included co-captain Amy Stone (Medicine), GK Nwosu (Academic Effectiveness), Katherine Manifold (Libraries), Jeremy Bart-Plange (Facilities), Beth…