Marketa Trimble (Law) presented at the international conference, The Law Applicable to Contractual and Non-Contractual Obligations: Reassessing Rome I and Rome II in the Age of Technology, Innovation and Cross-Border Litigation. Her presentation was titled "Ours or Theirs? The Choice of Law for Remedies." 

Michael Kagan (Law) published an article in the Washington and Lee Law Review Online titled Representing the Incommunicado Client. The piece proposes revisions to legal practice to cope with the government obstructing prisoners' ability to communicate with attorneys.

Dr. James Mah (Dental) was recognized by the Las Vegas City Council as Citizen of the Month for December 2025. The council also declared Dec 3, 2025 as Dr. James Mah Day. Councilman Brian Knudsen, representing Ward 1, presented the honor prior to the regularly-scheduled council meeting citing Mah’s years of caring for Las Vegas residents as an…

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) coauthored an article titled, “Predictability of perceptual factors of the intention-behaviour gap among young adults: A protocol for an explanatory mixed-methods study,” in the journal BMJ Open (Impact Factor 2.3) in collaboration with authors from Tabriz University of Medical…

Tyler D. Parry (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) recently appeared on the "Hot and Bothered" podcast to discuss the history of the marriage ritual "jumping the broom" and its relevance to Black American popular culture.

Benita R. Brooks (Teaching and Learning), Tillie Torres, Celest Diaz, and Blaze Epps (all Mater Academy East Campus) presented at the Literacy Research Association’s 75th Annual Conference on Dec. 3 during the Special Study Group Session: Educators, Administrators, and State Department Colleagues at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. Their…

Professor Rebecca Nathanson (Law; Education) was part of a panel presentation entitled, A Collaborative Approach to Competency, at the 2025 Annual Beyond the Bench Conference. The presentation discussed the new Juvenile Competency Hub Court, the first of its kind in the nation, that Professor Nathanson and others recently helped to establish in…

Ruben J. Garcia (Law) was elected the Treasurer of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. 

This Giving Tuesday on Dec. 2, our UNLV Foundation team truly embodied the spirit of generosity, compassion, and community. Colleagues from across departments joined together to support the UNLV Food Pantry, donating thoughtfully selected items — everything from pantry staples to essential goods. Through this collective effort, we gathered nearly…