Satish C. Bhatnagar (Mathematical Sciences) presented a paper on the Bricks and Blocks of Ultra mathematicians in the session, "Unspoken History of Mathematics," organized during the 105th annual meeting of the Southeastern section of the Mathematical Association of America held in Florence, Alabama, on March 26-28, 2026.
Dr. Deborah A. Kuhls (Medicine) was inducted as a Master of Critical Care Medicine at the 37th Annual Convocation of the American College of Critical Care Medicine.
Amy Brown (Music) has been elected as the Region II Representative on the National Board of Trustees for the American Orff Schulwerk Association (AOSA) beginning July 1, 2026. During her three year term, she will represent and work with members from 7 states, which include Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, New Mexico, Nevada and…
Lex de Asis (Psychology) and Adrianna N. Tsao (Biological Sciences; Neuroscience) were named 2026 Barry Goldwater Scholars.The Goldwater Scholarship is the nation’s premier undergraduate award for students pursuing research careers in the natural sciences, engineering, and mathematics. This year, 1,485 students from 482 institutions were nominated…
Kathryn Rand and Steve Light (both Law) were invited participants at "The Regulation of Vice: A Conference on the Contemporary Governance of Gambling, Recreational Drugs, and Pornography in the United States," hosted by the Center for Expanding Viewpoints in Higher Education at Tufts University.
Won-Yong Oh (Management & Entrepreneurship), in collaboration with researchers at the University of Manitoba and Nanjing University, was awarded an Insight Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada. The project, totaling $118,566, will be funded through March 2030. The research, titled "When…
Amy Mathis-Leonard (Undergraduate Education and High-Impact Practices) presented on a panel at the Dana Center Launch Years Initiative convening "Shared Goals, Shared Success: Advancing Math Pathways" at the University of Texas at Austin, discussing lessons learned during implementation of corequisite math instruction
Gary Totten (Faculty Affairs) has published an article, “Technologies of Uplift: Race and Beauty in Edith Wharton’s Twilight Sleep,” in the journal MFS: Modern Fiction Studies. The article examines how early twentieth-century theories of race, beauty, and women’s health and reproduction influence the representation of women’s bodies and identities…
David G. Schwartz (Ombuds) recently published a post on Informed Informality, his blog that considers people, organizations, conflict, and culture, among other things. The post explores the concept of high vs low cortisol people, asking us to consider whether how we view a conflict might be more important than the natural dispositions of those…
For his contribution to the On Time exhibition, the video production specialist revisits decades of home videos and reflects on the unexpected journey that brought him to UNLV.
NSHE Regents Appoint Chris Heavey as UNLV President
Heavey, a longtime UNLV faculty member and administrator, was named UNLV's 12th permanent president on Oct. 16 after serving as the university's interim president since April 2025.