Dr. Hassan Ziada and Dr. Neamat Hassan (both Dental) presented at the 101st General Session & Exhibition of the International Association of Dental Research, the 9th Meeting of the Latin American Region, and the 12th World Congress on Preventive Dentistry meeting, held in Bogota, Colombia, from June 20-24. Ziada's presentation was in…

Kavita Batra (Medicine) along with researchers from India, SriLanka, and Towson University (USA) published a study, "Effect of addition of titanium dioxide nanoparticles (Tio2NP) on the antimicrobial properties, surface roughness and surface hardness of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA): A Systematic Review," in the F1000 journal. This…

Amalie Alver, Kavita Batra, and Kenneth Izuora (all Medicine), along with Arpita Basu (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), published their study, "Food Diary Completion Does Not Significantly Impact Glycemic Control in an Observational Single-Institution Pilot Study of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus," in Cureus.

Tyler D. Parry (African American and African Diaspora Studies Program; Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) gave a public lecture at the Clark County Public Library, titled, "A History of Juneteenth: From Galveston, TX to Las Vegas, NV" on June 23, 2023, for the annual Juneteenth celebrations in Southern Nevada. Additionally, Parry…

Sophie Ahmad, Rafae Nauman, Kavita Batra, Kenneth Izuora (all Medicine), along with Ashok Gupta from Desert Radiology, presented their study, "Relationship between bone loss and oral health among post-menopausal women with or without diabetes," at the Endocrine Society Annual Conference, 2023 held in Chicago, Illinois. Ahmad and Nauman are the…

Gregory Brown, M.D., (Psychiatry and Behavioral Health; Medicine) just published "Advanced Integrative Therapy: Origins, Research, Theory and Practice" with co-authors Elizabeth Pace and Tabatha Bird Weaver in the Energy Psychology Journal, Volume 15:1, May 2023.

Assistant professors Nirmala Lekhak (Nursing) and Tirth Bhatta (Sociology) collaborated with Case Western Reserve University colleagues Eva Kahana (Sociology) and Frances Payne Bolton (Nursing) to publish a study, "Prayer and Mental Health in Later Life: The Role of Positive Emotions," examining the mechanisms underlying the positive effect of…

The UNLV Athletics Business Office was selected as the recipient of the 2023 Innovation Team Award at this year’s National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) conference. The award is facilitated by the Collegiate Athletic Business Management Association (CABMA), and recognizes the most innovative project of the year among…

Aaron Saiewitz (Accounting) was recently appointed president-elect (2023-2024) and president (2024-2025) for the Accounting Behavior and Organizations (ABO) Section of the American Accounting Association. This is a significant honor and service commitment The American Accounting Association is the largest community of accountants in academia.…