Rebecca Benfield (Nursing) and coauthors Huaxin Song, Jan Salstrom, Melydia Edge, Denise Brigham and Edward Newton have published an article "Intrauterine Contraction Parameters at Baseline and Following Epidural and Combined Spinal-Epidural Analgesia: A Repeated Measures Comparison" in Midwifery. 

Manoj Sharma (Environmental & Occupational Health) coauthored an article, "Measures and Effects of Pain Management for Wound Dressing Change in Outpatient Children in Western China," in collaboration with colleagues from Chongqing Medical University. The article underscores the need for standardized procedures for pain management during wound…

Kevin Wright (Student Diversity & Social Justice) delivered a presentation to business professionals at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The presentation was titled "Embracing Ethnic and Cultural Differences in the Workplace." He also served as a panelist to discuss the topic of "Diversity and Inclusion in the Business World" for business…

Jeremy Cho (Mechanical Engineering) co-authored a paper published in Science Advances with Jean-François Louf, Nancy B. Lu, Margaret G. O’Connell, and Sujit S. Datta of Princeton University. The paper is "Under Pressure: Hydrogel Swelling in a Granular Medium." Hydrogels, which are polymeric materials that absorb water, are often…

Ann M. Vuong (Epidemiology & Biostatistics) recently published an article, "Prenatal Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and Neurobehavior in US Children through 8 Years of Age: The HOME Study" in the journal Environmental Research.  The objective of the study was to examine associations between maternal serum…

Tyler D. Parry (African American and Africa Diaspora Studies) was interviewed by Gabby Hart of Channel 3 News in Las Vegas to discuss the troubling history of medical experimentation upon Black people in the United States.

Nicholas Irwin (Economics) recently published an article entitled "Sunny days: Spatial spillovers in photovoltaic system adoptions" in Energy Policy. The article studies the diffusion of residential solar panels in an urban setting by exploring the influence of neighboring solar panel installations on one's own decision to…

Angela Amar (Nursing) recently presented to the Nursing Network on Violence Against Women International. Her topic was entitled, "Graduating Socially Responsible Nurses." To view the presentation through that link, use the passcode: y*=iY6H&      

Angela Silvestri-Elmore (Nursing) was accepted into Sigma Nursing's new Academic Leadership Academy. The academy helps grow academy appointees on their career trajectories through leadership training. Additionally, Reimund Serafica (Nursing) passed the American Nurses Credentialing Center's psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner board…