Jason Flatt (Public Health) and colleagues recently published an article, "Medical Mistrust Mediates the Relationship Between Nonconsensual Intersex Surgery and Healthcare Avoidance Among Intersex Adults," in the Annals of Behavioral Medicine. We identified a relationship between nonconsensual surgery and health care avoidance among intersex…

Jenna Weglarz-Ward and Joseph Morgan (both Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) were awarded $197,000 per year grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs for 2023-2028. Promoting Inclusive Early Childhood Education for Nevada (PIECE--NV) will provide support to NSHE associate degree…

Louisa Messenger (Environmental and Occupational Health), Chad Cross (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), and colleagues published a paper on "Effects of next-generation, dual-active-ingredient, long-lasting insecticidal net deployment on insecticide resistance in malaria vectors in Tanzania: an analysis of a 3-year, cluster-randomised controlled…

Candace Burton (Nursing) is co-author of the recent publication, "How do the Social Determinants of Health Impact the Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19: A Critical Review," included in a special issue of the Nursing Clinics of North America. The results of this review indicate that experiences of discrimination and the stress associated with them…

Donald Price (Life Sciences) led a team of scientists, including his previous graduate students and post-doctoral researcher associates, from the University of Hawaii, the U.S. Geological Survey Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center, the Hawaii Division of Forestry & Wildlife Native Ecosystem Protection and Management Hawaii…

Bertille Mavegam Assoumou (Medicine), Jennifer Pharr (Environmental and Occupational Health), and Courtney Coughenour (Public Health) published an article, "Food insecurity and risky sexual behaviors among college students during the COVID-19 pandemic," in BMC Public Health.

Professor Hal Berghel (Computer Science) has published an article in the current (September, 2023) issue of IEEE Computer titled, "Fatal Flaws in ChatAI as a Content Generator." In this article, Berghel explains that content generation is actually one of the weakest capabilities of ChatAI, despite widespread popular fascination.

Jackie Killian's (Nursing) article, "Using wearable technology to prevent pressure injuries: An integrative review," has been published in Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing. Hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs) are a significant problem for hospitals worldwide, negatively affecting patients and organizations by decreasing…

Marta Plominska (Music) was recently awarded an Aspire2STEAM scholarship. Aspire2STEAM.org provides educational scholarships and mentoring to young women and girls who are working toward careers that require education in science, tech, engineering, the arts, or math (STEAM). Plominska is a post-doctoral fellow in flute performance at UNLV,…