Elizabeth Stacy (Life Sciences) coauthored a paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, "Phylogenomics of the tetraploid Hawaiian lobeliads: implications for their origin, dispersal history, and adaptive radiation." The Hawaiian lobeliad radiation, comprising 143 species, is the largest endemic plant radiation on any island…

Professor Nachman Gutowski's (Law) article, Forging Ahead or Proceeding with Caution; Developing Policy for Generative Artificial Intelligence in Legal Education, has been officially published in the University of Louisville Law Review. 

Brandon Eddy (Couple and Family Therapy Program) has received the 2025 UNLV Distinguished Teaching Award as well as the 2025 Regent's Teaching Award. Eddy, an associate professor, teaches graduate courses CFT 764, CFT 765, CFT 731, CFT 774, and undergraduate courses CFT 428.

Jeff Schauer (History) participated in a conference on "Neoliberalism, Race, and Empire" at the University of California, Berkeley, in honor of the retirement of James Vernon (Helen Fawcett Distinguished Professor of History). In reflecting on Vernon's influence on his own work, Schauer shared "Writing Africa through Zambia", and argued that…

Qingmin Shi (Decision Support), Shaoan Zhang (Teaching and Learning), Yingtao Jiang (Engineering), along with UNLV alumna Chengcheng Li (Ph.D., 2021) and Tiberio Garza (Florida International University), recently presented their research at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association (AERA) in Denver, Colorado. Their study,…

Two of Lee Business School’s outstanding peer mentors were recognized at the 2025 UNLV Peer Mentor Awards: Marco Lau received the Outstanding Event in Peer Mentoring Award for his work creating inclusive opportunities that helped his mentees feel more connected to campus life. As a board member for the Lee Business Connections club, Lau personally…

John “Skip” Crooker, Christina Drum, Qingmin Shi, and Ashley Guyer (all Decision Support) recently delivered three iPoster presentations at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association (AERA) in Denver, CO.  The presentations explored data-informed approaches to advancing academic performance and student success…

Lee Business Students Shine at 2025 Rebel Awards The 2025 Rebel Awards ceremony, held on April 16 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. in the Student Union Ballrooms, brought together the UNLV community to recognize outstanding achievements across campus. Hosted annually, the Rebel Awards celebrate the students, organizations, and teams who exemplify leadership,…

Linc Johnson (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) presented at the 2025 National Social Science Association (NSSA) Conference in Las Vegas, NV on his research, "Measuring Globalization in Higher Education: Developing a Scorec ard for Social Impact and Academic Excelllence" which details the development, standardization and…