Colwin Yee, Hassan Ziada, and Neamat Hassan (all Dental) have published a new peer-reviewed article in Dentistry Journal titled “Effects of At-Home Bleaching on Color Stability and Surface Roughness of Single-Shade, ORMOCER-Based, and Conventional Resin Composites.” The study evaluates how at-home bleaching protocols affect the optical and surface…

Jenna Heath, Ana Patrnogich-Arieli (both Liberal Arts), and Joseph Ervin (Academic Success Center) presented ""High-Impact Practices for a First-Year Seminar Built on College (and Life) Purpose" at the National Conference for National Organization on Student Success in New York City.  

Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) participated in an "author meets critics" panel on her book Intimate Borders: Feminist Migration Ethics at the 2026 American Philosophical Association Central Division meeting in Chicago, Illinois. Her commentators included José Jorge Mendoza from University of Washington, Allison Wolf from Universidad de los Andes,…

Barbara Lewis, Chris Cochran, Neeraj Bhandari, Soumya Upadhyay, Erika Marquez (all Public Health) and Stowe Shoemaker's (Hospitality) article titled, "Hospital Patient and Family Advisory Councils: A Quantitative Study on How Councils are Used and Predictors of Effective Councils," was published in the Journal of Patient Experience. 

Nachman Gutowski (Law) was an invited participant in the "Affiliate Organization Discussion: Bar Admissions and Alternative Pathways to Licensure," hosted by the Council of the ABA Section of Legal Education & Admissions to the Bar. Gutowski participated in his capacity as the national President of the Association of Academic Support Educators…

Benjamin Edwards (Law) presented at the University of Tennessee's Transactions Spring 2026 Symposium.

Michelle Paul, assistant vice president of Mental & Behavioral Health Training and Workday Endowed executive director of UNLV PRACTICE; John Tuman, executive associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts; and Christopher Kearney, distinguished professor and chair of the Department of Psychology received a series of grants from the Nevada…

Brittani Sterling (University Libraries), Brittany Fiedler (University Libraries), and Christopher Willoughby (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) co-organized UNLV's third annual "Douglass Day Transcribathon," which celebrates the birthday of the abolitionist Frederick Douglass and explores the important legacy he left upon the United…

Tyler D. Parry (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) gave a public lecture at the Whitney Library exploring the origins of Black History Month. He examined how it is celebrated in the United States and abroad, while providing additional insights into how the event was first celebrated in Las Vegas and how it grew over the decades.