Kari Kokka (Teaching and Learning) started a podcast called Critical Math Drop with her colleague Michelle Cody where they discuss social justice mathematics. Each episode shares social justice mathematics resources for educators, available on the podcast website. The Critical Math Drop podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify…

A journal, Governance, vol. 7, which highlights the excellent work done by UNLV undergraduates in the Department of Political Science, was recently published. The faculty supervisor is professor Nerses Kopalyan. Professor Martha Phelps assisted with this issue.

Rian Satterwhite (Service Learning and Leadership; Student Affairs) contributed a chapter to the newly published book from Routledge, The Handbook for Climate Change Leadership in Organizations: Developing Leadership for the Age of Sustainability, edited by Doug MacKie. Satterwhite's contribution, titled, "Environmental leadership is contemporary…

David G. Schwartz (Ombuds) recently published a post on From the Ombuds, the official blog of UNLV's Ombuds Office. "Why I Am the Ombudsman" is a book-end to his previous post, "Why I Am Not the Ombudsman," that explores the importance of accessibility to the Ombuds Office. For more information about the Ombuds Office, please visit its website.…

Siddharth Raich, Priyambda Kumra, Asma Awan, Manoj Sharma (all Social and Behavioral Health), Chia-Liang Dai (Teaching and Learning), and Buddhadeb Dawn, Kavita Batra, Aditi Singh (all Medicine), presented their poster, "Yoga as a complementary therapy to manage physiological and psychological outcomes of digestive disorders: The current state of…

Siddharth Raich, Asma Awan, Manoj Sharma (all Social and Behavioral Health), Chia-Liang Dai (Teaching and Learning), and a colleague from Howard University presented a roundtable “Portion size control: A comprehensive review of dietary interventions” during the American Public Health Association 2023 Annual Meeting on Nov. 13 in Atlanta, Georgia,…

Siddharth Raich, Asma Awan, Christopher Johansen, Manoj Sharma (all Social and Behavioral Health), Neeraj Bhandari (Health Care Administration and Policy) and Kavita Batra (Medicine), presented their poster, “Disparities in pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake interventions among Asian Americans: A scoping review of current interventions” during…

Miklo Alcala, Asma Awan, and Manoj Sharma (all Social and Behavioral Health), presented their poster “Conforming to Filipino male masculinity norms and the effects on psychological well-being” during the American Public Health Association 2023 Annual Meeting on Nov. 14, in Atlanta, Georgia, as part of the Asian & Pacific Islander Caucus for…

Jeffrey Stempel and Jennifer Roberts (both Law) conducted a presentation on "Ethics in Gaming" at the 2023 Gaming Law Conference on Nov. 17.