David G. Schwartz (Ombuds Office) recently published a post on informed  informality, his blog that considers people, organizations, conflict, and culture, among other things. The post explores the beneficial and harmful role that expectations can play in our daily interactions, playing, perhaps, with the readers' expectations at times. For…

Manoj Sharma's (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) article, “Application of the multi-theory model to explain veterinarians' intentions to use telehealth/telemedicine” was recognized as a top-cited article from the Journal of the British Veterinary Association, Veterinary Record, for the period January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2023.…

Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) directs the Las Vegas Pre-College Philosophy Initiative, which was recently profiled in The Nevadan and the Las Vegas Review Journal en Español. The coverage focused on a new collaboration between the pre-college philosophy program and UNLV Preschool. Reed-Sandoval, Claire Tredwell (Early Childhood,…

Patrick Griffis (Libraries) has been elected vice president/president-elect of the Patent & Trademark Resource Center Association. The PTRCA supports Patent and Trademark Resource Centers across the country and advises the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on staffing and services. Griffis is the Business Librarian and supports the UNLV…

Brigette Sohn, LaToya Burdiss, and Reginald Ungos (all Campus Recreational Services) presented "Desert Oasis: Unleashing Revenue Potential when the Funds are Drying Up," at the 2024 NIRSA Annual Conference and Campus Rec & Wellness Expo in Phoenix, Arizona. NIRSA: Leaders in Collegiate Recreation is a non-profit membership association that…

Matt Sheridan and Ao Li (both Chemistry and Biochemistry) published their research paper, "Reversible Amine-to-Imine Chemistry at a Covalent Organic Framework for Sustainable Uranium Redox Separation," in the journal of ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering. This publication is a collaboration with Soochow and Fudan university focused on…

Kara Christensen Pacella (Psychology) recently won the Medical University of South Carolina Zucker Institute for Innovation Commercialization Pitch Day competition for her program to support people with eating disorders on treatment waitlists. Christensen Pacella is participating in the MUSC CREW program (NIGMS) to support the development of women…

Nancy Rapoport (Law) served as the moderator for a panel discussion on "Preserving the Public Trust: The Need for Strict Adherence to the Code of Conduct for U.S. Judges, the Rules of Professional Conduct, and Other Ethical Principles" at the American Bankruptcy Institute's (ABI) Annual Spring Meeting in Washington D.C. 

Kenny Do, Eric Kawana, Dr. Sisi Tian, and Dr. Jo-Lawrence Bigcas (all Medicine) published a systematic review in the Ears, Nose, & Throat Journal. This research paper examines the use of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) in treating Warthin's tumors of the parotid gland. Warthin's tumors are the second most common benign tumors of the parotid…