Tyler D. Parry (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) was interviewed by reporter Alicia Pattillo to offer historical perspective and context for a special report on racism in the United States, produced by KTNV, channel 13. He is a professor of African American and Africa Diaspora Studies. 

Erika Marquez (Environmental & Occupational Health) recently was selected as a 2020 NIMHD Health Disparities Research Institute scholar. This competitive program aims to support the research career development of promising early-career minority health/health disparities research scientists, and stimulate research in the…

Brenna Renn (Psychology) offered a review of a new tool that evaluates mental health apps in a recent Stat News article. This new tool was developed by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and aims to help patients sort through the mental health app marketplace to make an informed decision about app quality, usability, and…

Chelsea Heinbach and Sue Wainscott (both Libraries) had a chapter, "University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Liaisons and Teaching Librarians—Navigating Overlapping Responsibilities and Identities," published in the book, Hidden Architectures of Information Literacy Programs: Structures, Practices, and Contexts." 

Payam Ezatpoor (Graduate College) presented to higher education administrators during a DocuSign webinar earlier this month. The webinar, Attract and Retain Students by Digitally Transforming the Application Process, highlighted how a fully digital application process can give admissions and financial aid departments a competitive advantage.…

Benjamin P. Edwards (Law) writes about a proposed whistleblower bounty program for the Federal Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. His commentary addresses recent legislation proposed by U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto.

Joel Wisner (Marketing and International Business) recently had the second edition of his textbook, Introduction to Operations Management: A Supply Chain Process Approach, published by Cognella.      

Marina Garber (Colacicchi) ( World Languages and Cultures) is the author of a book of poetry that has been the subject of two recent reviews. "The Ural's Accent" by Oleg Dozmorov was published in the literary magazine Znamya (Russia). "The Unsightly Exhibits"  by Marina Temkina was published in The New…

Elia Del Carmen Solano-Patricio (Public Policy and Leadership and Honors), along with Yanneli Llamas, '20 BA Criminal Justice and English, are recipients of the highly competitive and prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, awarded by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. This scholarship…