Susan Byrne (World Languages & Cultures) chaired a panel of scholars presenting papers on Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes during the Renaissance Society of America's annual conference, held this year in San Francisco, CA. The panel's speakers came from the USA, Canada, France and Ireland to critically analyze numerous aspects of the works…

Tyler D. Parry (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies Department) gave a guest lecture for the Nevada Federal Public Defender's Office on Feb. 24, 2026. Entitled "Examining the Fight for Police Accountability in 20th-Century Las Vegas," Parry analyzed a series of case studies emerging from his research project on the history of policing in…

Margaret Harp (World Languages and Culture) presented a paper, "Blindness as Motif in Montaigne's Librairie," at the annual meeting of the Renaissance Society of America on February 20, 2026 in San Francisco, CA.

Emma Frances Bloomfield (Communication Studies) published an Element in the Cambridge University Press series "Public Engagement with Science," titled, "Mothers as Science Storytellers." In the book, she considers the ways that mothers serve as gatekeepers of scientific knowledge and as powerful science communicators across the controversies of…

Dale Melgaard (Film) has received the "Best Script" award for "The Phatman" at the Medellin International Film Festival.

Tyler D. Parry (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) provided historical context and commentary about the early Black pioneers in Las Vegas for a segment on KVVU-TV, Fox 5 News. The report aired on February 24, 2026.

At the Association of American Law Schools' annual meeting last month in New Orleans, Keith A. Rowley (Law) was elected to the executive committee of the AALS Commercial and Consumer Law Section.

At the 18th International Conference on Contracts (KCON XVIII), hosted last week by the University of Florida Levin College of Law, Keith A. Rowley (Law) moderated a panel on "Contract, Regulation & Financial Security," made remarks in honor of inaugural distinguished service award recipient Frank Snyder from Texas A&M University School of…

Jungsun (Sunny) Kim (Hospitality) and her doctoral student, Boran Kim, recently published an article titled “Can ESG Practices Improve Perceived External Prestige and Organizational Citizenship Behavior? A Comparative Study of U.S. and Korean Employees” in the International Journal of Tourism Research. This cross-cultural study investigates the…