Justin Neubauer and Kwang J. Kim (both Mechanical Engineering), along with Zakai J. Olsen, '16 BS, '18 MS, and '21 PhD Mechanical Engineering; Zachary Frank, '21 PhD Mechanical Engineering; and former post-doc Taeseon Hwang are the authors of a new journal publication,  "A Study of Mechanoelectrical Transduction Behavior in Polyvinyl Chloride…

The School of Dental Medicine's oral pathology biopsy service, the only one of its kind in Nevada, is in complete compliance with all regulations in accordance with Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) and is receiving no recommendations and/or suggestions, according to the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services. The…

Hyelin Kim (Hospitality) and coauthors wrote the article "Enhancing the Quality of Life of Senior Tourists: A Theoretical Perspective," which recently was published in An International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research . Their research shows that when senior tourists recognize goal attainment in leisure travel, their travel and…

Tim Grigsby (Social & Behavioral Health) co-published an article on "Perceived Discrimination, Coping Styles, and Internalizing Symptoms Among a Community Sample of Hispanic and Somali Adolescents" in the Journal of Adolescent Health. This article examines the association between perceived discrimination and past week symptoms of depression…

  Repairer Etuk and Shane Kraus (both Psychology) recently published a paper (Examining the Clinical Correlates of Overeating and Binge-eating Behaviors among U.S. Veterans) in Military Medicine.    

John Mercer (Integrated Health Sciences) was the recipient of the 2021 Southwest chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine (SWACSM) Recognition Award. Each year SWACSM honors a member of the chapter who has made significant contributions to the field of sports medicine through scholarly achievement and/or service to the chapter.

Brittani Sterling and Amy Tureen (both Libraries) published a chapter, "Crafting Contemporary Indigenous Studies Collections in the Age of Algorithms", in the new Association for College & Research Libraries book, Ethnic Studies in Academic and Research Libraries, from editors Raymond Pun, Melissa Cardenas-Dow, and Kenya S…

Dr. Sonal Shah (Dental) has been appointed to the Joint Commission on National Dental Exams (JCNDE) as a member of the Integrated National Board Dental Examination (INBDE) test construction team. Her roles include using her subject matter expertise to develop exams and exam questions. She also will participate in JCNDE meetings and strategic…

Beiyu Lin (Computer Science) received the people choice award for IEEE rising stars poster competition earlier this month.