Hyunhwa Lee, Jinyoung Kim, Kevin Dangler, Joseph Cadiz, Kaitlyn Piantoni, Jennifer Vanderlaan, Nikki Rose Ty-Albright, Necole Leland, Breanna Schumacher, Sarah Musovski, Ashley Wood, Victoria Seidman, Kayla Sweeney, Kayla Sullivan, Andrea Koplin, Jodie Peterson, Sandy Phan, Dihini Perera (all Nursing) presented at the 2026 Western…

Madeline Clark (Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services) published "A Pedagogy of Belonging: Strategies and Practices for Building Beloved Community in Counselor Education" in the Journal of Humanistic Counseling with a colleague from Bowling Green State University. 

Paul Vincent Ruma (Anthropology) was an invited speaker at California State University, East Bay’s Music, Identity & Wellness Summit, held May 1, 2026. Ruma led a story-driven lecture and interactive workshop on mental health, resilience, and identity through Hip Hop culture, incorporating his co-authored book These Are the Breaks! as part of…

Ph.D. student Dilara Kara-Zorluoglu (Teaching and Learning) published an article titled “Computational Thinking Integrated Science Lesson: STEM Integrated Teaching Approach with Data Practices on Climate Change” in the journal School Science and Mathematics.

Manoj Sharma (Social & Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) coauthored a textbook, Introduction to Community and Public Health (3rd edition) with his former student, Prof. Paul Branscum of Miami University, and published by Wiley. This is the only textbook that delivers definitive treatment of all five core areas of public health, viz.,…

Helena Otero, Juan Otero, Shaima Mahamud, Iqra Faisal, and Emtiaz Emon (all Business), MBA and MIS students on UNLV's Business School team, brought home two awards from the International Collegiate Business Strategy Competition. This five-month competition challenged the team to think strategically, make decisions under pressure, and apply…

Leah Chan Grinvald (Law) was honored by the Clark County Bar Foundation as a 2026 Liberty Bell Award recipient. The award is presented to an individual in the community who upholds the rule of law, contributes to good government within the community, stimulates a sense of civic responsibility, and encourages respect for the law in the courts.

Dr. Neamat Hassan (Dental) has been appointed as associate editor to the editorial board of Odontology. Published by Springer Nature, Odontology is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes original research and review articles in dentistry and craniofacial research.

Dr. Ken Reed and Dr. Amanda Okundye (both Dental) represented UNLV School of Dental Medicine during the 2026 Annual Scientific Session of the American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists. Okundaye gave a lecture titled, “The Changing Landscape of Street Drugs.” Reed accepted his re-election as president of the American Dental Board of…