Jeffrey Stempel (Law) led a plenary session titled "Personal Jurisdiction and Insurance Coverage: Time to Break Out of Your 1L Civ Pro Outline" at the American Bar Association’s 2026 Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee CLE Seminar in Tucson, Arizona.

Drew Simshaw (Law) delivered a guest lecture titled "Legal Ethics & AI: Risks, Rewards, & Regulatory Reforms" to Professional Responsibility students at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law.

Leslie Griffin (Law) published a new blog post on Verdict titled "The Rhode Island Attorney General Opposes Catholic Clergy Sexual Abuse."

Mohammed Kaabar (Mathematical Sciences), has been selected as one of the 25 recipients of the 2026 Peer Reviewers Extraordinaire Award by MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching), a program of California State University, Long Beach. The recognition was announced during the OLC Innovate 2026 Conference, an…

Annaliese Grant (Sociology) and her coauthor recently published a paper, "Watching scripted fiction: Repertoires of co-viewing, time, and attention to scripted series and movies in Australia," in Poetics. 

Kari Kokka (Teaching and Learning) gave a keynote for the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Spring Conference in Indianapolis, IN on February 11, 2026.

Kari Kokka (Teaching and Learning) was awarded a CPM Rapid Response Grant ($25,000).

The administrative team and lead consultants of the UNLV Writing Center presented Practicing Timeless Strategies for Effective Writing (No AI Required!) at the 2026 ExplOER Nevada virtual summit on Friday, March 6. Presenters were Alanna Bitzel (Assistant Director), Shelbi Fitzpatrick (Lead Consultant), Amie Green (Interim…

Christopher J. Fang, Cameron Harris, Matthew Michelberger, Alex Woster, Hilary Koech, Karen Nelson (all Medicine) won “Top Paper Award” at the National American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) 2026 annual meeting. Selected out of 7,000+ abstracts