Gary Totten (English) published the article, "'Time Is a Flat Circle': The Naturalist Visual Aesthetic of Contemporary Television Crime Series," in the journal Studies in American Naturalism. Totten discusses HBO’s True Detective seasons one (2014) and three (2019), while also comparing Netflix’s Bloodline (2015–2017) and Ozark (2017–2022).…

Kwang Kim (Mechanical Engineering) received a research grant of $800,000 from the Department of Defense, titled "Bioinspired Multi-Functional Soft Materials for Naval Applications."

Zachary Selzler (Medicine) published an article:  "Surgeon Liability Considerations When Using Medical Devices" Moutos, Christopher P. MD*,†; Selzler, Zachary S. MD‡; Phelps, John Y. MD, JD, LLM, MHA‡ Author Information *Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, 301 University Blvd.,…

Brittany Paloma Fiedler and Brittani Sterling (both Libraries) and James Cheng, with the Library of Congress, presented "Moving Beyond Recruitment and Hiring: How to Retain Academic Librarians of Color" to over 250 attendees at the 2023 Conference on Academic Library Management. This research was funded by an American Library Association Diversity…

Sujata Chattopadhyay's (English) had a proposal accepted for presentation at the Annual Modern Language Association (MLA) Convention on Jan. 4-7, 2024, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at The Global South and Ireland Roundtable. Title of presentation: "A Curious Case of the Country-Born Anglo-Indian: Disease and Healing in Rudyard Kipling’s Kim"…

Grant: Advising Colleagues from Across Campus The UNLV Academic Advising community was recently awarded a two-time grant from the Stupski Foundation to focus on wellness initiatives for academic advising professionals within NACADA Region 9 institutions. Two teams submitted a proposal that addresses the needs for wellness, sustainability,…

Dr. Jyoti Mago (Dental) has been selected as a member of the European Federation of Organisations for Medical Physics, within the Dental Imaging special interest group. Founded in 1980, the organization represents more than 9,000 medical physicists and clinical engineers working in the field of medical physics. The mission of the special group is…

A recent study from Prasun Guha's laboratory has uncovered a novel pathway associated with cancer and Crohn's disease, which was published in iScience [Cell Press] on April 11, 2023. DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.106623. The canonical AKT pathway associated with cancer and inflammatory diseases has been reexamined and redesigned by incorporating…

Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) presented "Al Morir, Nos Volvemos Muertos: Perspectivas Filosóficas sobre la Muerte de Niños y Niñas en Tienguistengo, Hidalgo" for the Universidad Pedagógica Nacional de Hidalgo, as part of their Semana Nacional por la Diversidad y la Interculturalidad, 2023.