Austin Horng-En Wang (Political Science)'s research on Taiwanese people's willingness to fight is quoted in the Annual Report To Congress of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. The report estimates the risk of potential cross-strait conflict, while Wang's research shows that Taiwanese people perceive their self-defense…

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) and Kavita Batra (Medicine) have published the article, “The Role of Vitamin E in Slowing Down Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Narrative Review” in collaboration with Ram Lakhan of Berea College and Frazier Beatty of Regis College.   The article explores the possible neuroprotective effect of…

Blanca E. Rincón and Juanita K. Hinojosa (both Educational Psychology & Higher Education) recently co-authored a journal article, “(Re)creating family and reinforcing pedagogies of the home: How familial capital manifests for Students of Color pursuing STEM majors”, that appears in the most recent issue of…

Juanita K. Hinojosa (Educational Psychology & Higher Education) co-presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education in Puerto Rico.  Hinojosa was part of an interactive symposium entitled "Testimonios of Latinx/a/o graduate students: Creating Spaces a Form of Resistance, Persistence, and Comunidad.” This…

Cam Johnson (Medicine), has received the 2021 Las Vegas Top Tech Award in the education category. Johnson leads efforts to ensure all technology needs of both the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV and UNLV Health are met. He has served UNLV for 20 years and joined the School of Medicine in November 2017.

Jason Smith (Accounting) recently had his publication titled  "An Audit Quality Inspection Scandal: Ethical Lapses in a Misguided Attempt to Alleviate Regulatory Scrutiny" accepted by Issues in Accounting Education, the premier educational journal in accounting.  The case, co-authored by Smith, Johnk Keyser of Case Western…

Nirmala Lekhak (Nursing) was awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award from St. Ambrose University College of Health and Human Services in Davenport, Iowa in October. This award recognizes a graduate who exemplifies the mission of St. Ambrose through outstanding leadership, scholarship, or community…

Mingon Kang and Euiseong Ko (both Computer Science) are the first and co-author on a new journal paper, "A Roadmap for Multi-Omics Data Integration using Deep Learning," in Briefings in Bioinformatics. The publication is achieved by the research collaboration with Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. The paper reviews deep learning-based…

Erin Collier, Janet Dufek, Kate Shapiro, Juliet Casey, Catherine Weeks, Debra Coleman, John Fennig, Lisa Bausell, Maggie Campe, Tifara Rachal, Tondra De, and Deana Wilson competed as a team representing UNLV in The Coalition of Urban Serving Universities Advancing Racial Justice and Equity Intensive + Pitch Competition with the theme of…