Andrea Dassopoulos (International Gaming Institute) presented her research, "Digital Self-Exclusion as Harm Reduction: Engagement, Compliance, and Everyday Use Among BetBlocker Users," at the European Association for the Study of Gambling (EASG) conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, on September 10, 2026. Her work explores how gamblers utilize…

Ph.D. student and graduate research assistant Melissa Swinehart (Computer Science; International Gaming Institute) presented her research, "Detecting Unusual Gambling Transaction Patterns," at the European Association for the Study of Gambling (EASG) conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Sept. 9, 2026. Her presentation highlighted advanced methods…

Whitney Koo's (English) second book of poetry, CRY SOWER, won the University of Utah Press' 2026 Agha Shahid Ali Prize in Poetry. Along with a $1,000 award, the book will be published in Spring 2027, and Koo will read for the University of Utah's Guest Writers Series.

Benjamin Edwards (Law) served as a panelist at the American College of Governance Counsel’s 2026 Annual Institute on Corporate Governance, held in New York. He participated in the panel "Current State of Delaware-Nevada-Texas" during the conference, which focused on "Bleeding Edge Issues in Corporate and Securities Law and Governance."

Joseph Lema (Hospitality) presented the World Tourism Cities Development Report (2025–2026) at the opening session of the World Conference on Tourism Cooperation and Development 2026 on September 8, 2026, in Beijing, China. The report systematically assesses 100 representative tourist cities worldwide, covering 70 countries and regions. Lema was…

Kavita Batra, Aditi Singh, Sandhya Wahi-Gururaj (all Medicine), along with their collaborators from the University of California, San Francisco and Creighton University School of Medicine, published "Characteristics and Success of Internal Medicine Applicants to Subspecialty Fellowships" in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. Drawing on…

Madeline Clark and Heather Dahl-Jacinto (both Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Service) published their text "A DSM-5-TR Companion for Counselors: A Trauma-Informed and Socially Just Model for Diagnosis and Treatment Planning."

Benjamin Edwards (Law) presented at the ABA Business Law Section meeting in Chicago. He joined fellow panelists Jessica Erickson (Richmond Law), Hillary Holmes (Gibson Dunn), Steve Haas (Hunton), and John Mark Zeberkiewicz (Richards Layton) for a session titled, "A Comparison of Key Provisions of the Model Business Corporation Act and the Delaware…

Constance Brooks Johnson (Government and Community Engagement) was selected by the Las Vegas Chapter of the National Bar Association (LVNBA) as the recipient of the 2026 President's Hidden Figure Award. This award recognizes Brooks Johnson's leadership behind the scenes and her lasting contributions to the community,…