Dr. Jeffrey Ebersole (Dental) has again been named among the Top Scholars by ScholarGPS, which recognizes researchers for outstanding performance across disciplines and specialties. Based on his extensive publication record, global impact, and the exceptional quality of his scholarly contributions, ScholarGPS placed Ebersole among the top 0.5% of…

Dr. Christina Demopoulos (Dental) was inducted into the Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health through the UNLV Delta Omega Delta Theta Chapter. This distinction reflects Demopoulos’ dedication to increasing the quality of the field, as well as to the protection and advancement of the health of all people, and acknowledges her exceptional…

Francine Lipman (Law) was a panelist for a presentation entitled, "What Practitioners Need to Know: Immigrants and Tax Filing," hosted by NILC, UnidosUS, Protecting Immigrant Families, and United Ways of California. 

Aya Shata (Journalism and Media Studies) and her interdisciplinary team won the UNLV President’s Interdisciplinary Research Challenge, receiving an equivalent of $20,000 of research development support. The project examines faculty AI competencies and develops an evidence-based, discipline-informed AI training program to support more…

Doctoral student Jinkun Shen (Teacher Education) has published an article titled, “Teacher Induction and Collaboration: Investigating the Role of School Instructional Leadership, Mentoring, and Collaborative School Culture,” in the Journal of Educational Change. The article was coauthored with Shaoan Zhang, Ph.D., from the Department of Teaching…

Mana Azizsoltani (Hospitality), Jared Bischoff (Hospitality), Ashok Singh (Hospitality), and Kasra Ghaharian (International Gaming Institute) published an open access article in the European Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Recreation titled: "A systematic review of machine learning applications in hotel occupancy forecasting."

Department of Surgery Faculty members Dr. Lance Horner, Dr. Ovunc Bardakcioglu, Dr. Whitney Elks, Dr. Declan Feery, and Dr. Charles St. Hill (all Medicine) co-authored the published article titled, "Comparison of Surgical Treatment Patterns and Temporal Trends for Stage I-III Invasive Rectal Adenocarcinoma among Regions in the United States."

Danielle Finn (Law) presented on 2026 Litigation Watch Prediction Markets at Raving NEXT 2026, offering a forward-looking analysis of key legal trends poised to influence tribal and commercial gaming in the year ahead. Her presentation examined emerging cases, regulatory shifts, and predicted litigation outcomes, providing attendees with a data-…

Asma Awan (Social and Behavioral Health), Robert S Levrant (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute), and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) have recently published a study titled, "Prologue to the Multi-Theory Model (MTM) of Health Behavior Change: A Phenomenological Case Study to Determine Vaping Cessation Strategies Among Young Adults," in…