Marla Royne Stafford (Hospitality) is the co-author of an article, “Determining Uses and Gratifications for the Internet,” that ranks as the #4 most downloaded paper in the 50-year history of the Decision Science Journal — a top journal in the decision sciences field. Originally published in 2004, the article looks at consumer…

Kevin Wright (Student Diversity & Social Justice), Sonja Ardoin of Appalachian State University, Gabe Marenco-Garcia of the University of Pennsylvania, and Nik Mabry of Volunteer State Community College presented a workshop as part of ACPA—College Student Educators International's professional development initiative. The workshop also was…

Ann M. Vuong (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) recently published a paper on "Flame Retardants and Neurodevelopment: an Updated Review of Epidemiological Literature" that was published in Current Epidemiology Reports. Flame retardant (FR) compounds can adversely impact neurodevelopment. This updated literature review summarizes…

Giorgio Canarella and Stephen M. Miller both (Economics and Center for Business and Economic Research) published their paper, "Long-Memory Modeling and Forecasting: Evidence from the U.S. Historical Series of Inflation" in Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics with coauthors Heni Boubaker, Rabat Business School, and Rangan Gupta,…

Tyler D. Parry (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) appeared on Channel 8 News in Las Vegas to provide historical context for the 2020 protests following the death of George Floyd, specifically comparing it to the Rodney King protests of 1992.  

Kavita Batra, Jennifer Pharr, John O. Olawepo, and Patricia Cruz (all Public Health) published an article on "Understanding the Multidimensional Trajectory of Psychosocial Maternal Risk Factors Causing Preterm Birth: A Systematic Review" in the Asian Journal of Psychiatry.  Among all known risk factors of preterm birth, psychosocial…

Shane Kraus (Psychology) presented his work, Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder in ICD-11: Clinical Considerations and Future Directions, as part of a symposium, Clinical Features of Behavioral Addictions, at the virtual annual International Society of Addiction Medicine and Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine conference.  

Sapira Cheuk (Art) created an online exhibition on Instagram @unlvtheear, the department of art's Instagram page. Titled Here I am/Here We Are, multiple posts this week focus on first-generation experience and first-generation creatives in the UNLV community. Online, you'll see artworks and statements from students in art and design…

David G. Schwartz (Faculty Affairs) recently published an article about the Kefauver Committee's hearing in Las Vegas on the Mob Museum's blog as part of that institution's commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the hearing. The second-floor courtroom in which the committee, a Senate investigatory panel chaired by Tennessee Democrat Estes…