Cheryl Abbate (Philosophy) published a co-edited book titled, New Omnivorism and Strict Veganism: Critical Perspectives (Routledge). This book puts defenders of new omnivorism and advocates of strict veganism into conversation with one another to further important debates in food ethics. The contributors debate whether it’s…

Asma Awan, program manager, and Manoj Sharma, professor and chair, (both Social and Behavioral Health) presented a paper at the Aging & Social Change: Thirteenth Interdisciplinary Conference, on Sept. 15, 2023, at Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy. The paper was titled, “Prevalence of correlates of the multi-theory…

Professors Benjamin Edwards and Rachel Anderson presented on panels at the 2023 Summit for Corporate Governance. Dean Leah Chan Grinvald and Edwards gave opening remarks at the summit.  Edwards was on a panel entitled, "A Board Situation - Bringing the Team Together to Address a Corporate Crisis." Anderson was part of a panel entitled, "…

The Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV Marketing and Communications Department is proud to announce they have won two Graphic Design USA (GDUSA) Health+Wellness Design Awards™ for 2023. GDUSA, greatly respected in the world of graphic design, has been a source of news and information for designers and the broader creative community for 60…

Two UNLV Health/Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV medical practitioners were recently named 2023 Healthcare Heroes by Nevada Business Magazine. Each year, judges from competing health care organizations pour through nominations before naming winners in 11 categories. Dr. Michael Daubs, former professor and chair of orthopaedics was named…

The UNLV Sports Innovation Initiative has created a Sport Science Conversations series via remote as well as in-person sessions. The talks are hosted by John Mercer (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences). Recent featured guests have included Cordero Roche (Sport Scientist, NY Mets), Jason Avedesian (Director of Sports Science, Clemson…

Professor Marketa Trimble (Law) will participate in a panel discussion on September 22, 2023, as part of the Ethics in Engineering Workshop organized by the UNLV University Libraries and Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering. Trimble will discuss Intellectual Property on the panel (copyright law, patent law, and…

Professor Joe Regalia is delivering a talk to the California Lawyer's Association titled, "Unleashing the Power of Generative AI Smartly and Ethically." Regalia's talk explores the practical and ethical challenges posed by generative AI in legal practice — as well as the exciting new possibilities.

Buddha Dawn (Medicine) recently co-authored an article titled, “Anti-inflammatory, anti-fibrotic and pro-cardiomyogenic effects of genetically engineered extracellular vesicles enriched in miR-1 and miR-199a on human cardiac fibroblasts,” in Stem Cell Reviews and Reports. In this study, human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived extracellular…