Tom Romero (Law) presented for the UNLV Environmental Studies Collective on "The Transnational Color of Water: An examination of race, law, and migration in the arid-metropolitan Australia and the United States."

UNLV’s William S. Boyd School of Law has secured a historic first: the establishment of an endowed scholarship created by a Native American nonprofit organization. The Tribal Leadership Council Endowment, developed in partnership with the Indian Nations Gaming and Governance Program, will support Tribal citizens pursuing law degrees and marks a…

Dr Vivek Pamulapati (Surgery; Medicine) presented a quickshot titled, "Unplanned Extubation in Critically Ill Trauma Patients: Risk Factors and Clinical Outcomes," at the 2026 Society of Critical Care Medicine's Critical Care Congress in Chicago, Illinois. This study evaluated the risk factors and morbidity associated with self-extubation in…

Christina Watanabe (Theatre) was honored with a St. Louis Theatre Circle Award for her work on Lynn Nottage's Clyde's. From the review in Ladue News: "Lighting designer Christina Watanabe bathes the premises in a series of searing, stark lights as well as some sinister red hues which drift through floor grates, offering intriguing…

Kenneth Izuora (Medicine) co-authored a clinical practice guidance document summarizing evidence-based strategies to assist healthcare professionals with the diagnosis and management of adults with pre-diabetes and diabetes. This publication is the 2026 update to the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology Diabetes Management Algorithm.

Xu (Joyce) Cheng (Accounting) and her co-authors Travis Holt, James Long, and Tina Loraas (Auburn University) recently published their paper, “Blockchain Applications: The Impact of a Firm’s Choice of Financial Accounting System on Nonprofessional Investor Judgment and Decision-Making,” in Information & Management. Using an experimental design…

Shane Kraus (Psychology) and colleagues published five recent scholarly papers.  The first paper,  "A critical appraisal of how to employ – or not to employ – the Sexual Risk Survey in international populations," was published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine.  The second paper, "The Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder Scale (…

Dr. Robin Weltman (Dental), along with colleagues from Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry, and Hygeia Hospital in Athens, Greece, co-authored “Late-onset medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) 11 years after IV bisphosphonates following implant placement.” The case study concluded MRONJ, despite a C-terminal…

Sarah Hartzell, Ph.D., (BeHERE NV) was a guest on the Public Health Epidemiology Conversations Podcast (Episode #449). In the conversation she discusses the behavioral health workforce shortage and the importance of engaging with people, especially youth, about considering the pursuit of a career in behavioral health.