Brent M. Drake (Decision Support) recently published the chapter "Momentum Stoppers and Equity Blockers. The Implications of Gateway Courses for Students at Their Transfer-Receiving Institutions" with his co-author Andrew K. Koch in the book The Transfer Expecrience: A Handbook for Creating a More Equitable and Successful Postsecondary…

Paul Werth (History) has published a review essay, "Russia's Borders in East and West," assessing recent scholarship on Russia/USSR's boundary with Korea, China, and Finland in Kritika: Explorations in Russian and Eurasian History. 

Dr. Marc J. Kahn, dean of the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV and vice president for health affairs worte a front-page editorial for the Aug. 8 edition of the Las Vegas Sun, "Altruism Offers a Path Out of the Pandemic," detailing the need for universal vaccination for COVID-19.

Andrew Thomas Reyes (Nursing) published an article, "The Process of Learning Mindfulness and Acceptance through the Use of a Mobile App Based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: A Grounded Theory Analysis." This article is published as an advanced online publication in the journal, Issues in Mental Health Nursing.

Ann Vuong (Epidemiology & Biostatistics) publihed an article on "Associations of neonicotinoids with insulin and glucose homeostasis parameters in US adults: NHANES 2015-2016" in the journal, Chemosphere.  This study is the first to investigate whether neonicotinoids are associated with insulin and glucose homeostasis …

John Curry (History) made a presentation Aug. 6 "How the Corsair Mezemorta Hüseyin Paşa Became the Ottoman Grand Admiral" to the second meeting of the Problem of Piracy conference, constituted from an international group of scholars based in Europe, the Americas, and Asia that focus on manifestations of maritime piracy across various periods…

Nasim Binesh (Hospitality) published a paper along with Sahar E-Vahdati of the Universiti Utara Malaysia, "The impact of CEO’s attributes on R&D intensity and ESG practices" It was published in the  Spanish Journal of Finance and Accounting / Revista Española de Financiación y Contabilidad.  Binesh is a doctoral student.

Susan Lee Johnson (History) was interviewed about the book Writing Kit Carson: Fallen Heroes in a Changing West by historian Jennifer Holland for the Journal of Women's History/New Books Network podcast.

Dr. Karl Kingsley, Kevin Foote and David Foote (all Dental) recently published "Surveillance of the Incidence and Mortality of Oral and Pharyngeal, Esophageal, and Lung Cancer in Nevada: Potential Implications of the Nevada Indoor Clean Air Act" in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.