UNLV School of Medicine students helped advance national policy at the 2025 American Medical Association (AMA) Annual House of Delegates with the adoption of policy H-140.817, Deception as a Threat to Physician Ethics. The resolution was led by Nataliyah Tahir, with coauthors Linsey Golding and Mira Dani (all Medicine). The policy states that the…

UNLV School of Medicine students contributed to the adoption of national policy at the 2025 American Medical Association (AMA) Annual House of Delegates with the adoption of resolution D-295.298, Addressing Professionalism Standards in Medical Training. The resolution was led by Eduardo Soto, with coauthors Eileen Enriquez, Linsey Golding, Mira…

UNLV School of Medicine students helped advance national policy at the 2025 American Medical Association (AMA) Annual House of Delegates with the adoption of policy H-150.913, Allergen Labeling for Spices and Herbs. The resolution was led by Eileen Enriquez, with coauthors Sierra McCarty and Eduardo Soto (all Medicine). The policy states that the…

UNLV School of Medicine students helped advance national public health policy at the 2025 American Medical Association (AMA) Annual House of Delegates, where policy H-95.895, Opposing the Use of Harm Reduction Items as Evidence of Exchanging Sex for Money, was formally adopted. Led by Mira Dani, with co-authors Nataliyah Tahir and Linsey Golding (…

Alanna Bitzel (Writing Center) co-authored "Beyond the Practice: The Case for Advising Authorship" with two colleagues from Virginia Tech: Sarah Bechtel and Melissa Cumbia. The article was recently published, appearing in the December 2025 edition of Academic Advising Today (AAT), the quarterly electronic publication (e-zine) of …

David G. Schwartz (Ombuds) recently published a post on Informed Informality, his blog that considers people, organizations, conflict, and culture, among other things. The post, based on an experience at a recent UNLV men's basketball game, explores one of the biggest fundamentals that many of us botch.   

Benjamin Edwards (Law) was honored with the 2025 Pat Sadler Distinguished Service Award from the Public Investors Advocate Bar Association (PIABA). The award recognizes remarkable, long-term contributions to advancing and protecting the interests of public investors in securities and commodities arbitration. Edwards currently serves as Vice…

Dr. Jyoti Mago (Dental) and Dr. Manoj Sharma (Public Health) presented “Oral Health Care in the Geriatric Population: An Oral and Maxillofacial Radiologist’s Perspective” at Smiles for Life, in collaboration with the Aging and Public Life Section of the American Public Health Association annual meeting. Doctor of Dental Surgery student Srivainavi…

Lori Johnson (Law) was named to the inaugural cohort of the UNLV Chairs’ Leadership Development Program by the Office of Faculty Affairs.