On Wednesday, October 1, Michelle Arroyo (Teaching & Learning) presented "In the Moment: Making Learning Engaging with Formative Assessment," a 90-minute interactive workshop offered in partnership with the UNLV Teaching & Learning Commons. The session brought together faculty, PTIs, and graduate students to explore the power of formative…

Amanda Belarmino (Hospitality) is now an editorial advisory board member for the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology (JHTT). Belarmino was invited to serve on the editorial advisory board in recognition of her outstanding contributions and commitment to advancing research in hospitality and tourism technology. JHTT is ranked in…

Manoj Sharma (Public Health; Internal Medicine) has once again been ranked since its inception in the top one percent of global scientists in the list generated by Elsevier and Stanford for ranking global scientists. He improved his rank from last year in public health, as being 298th in the single year and 503rd in his career, from a total of 75,…

Baylor Akhavan, Abu-Bakr Ahmed, Wilson To, Samir Alkhouri, Kavita Batra (all Medicine), published a study, "From forest to frontline: A comprehensive review of Mpox's global leap and viral evolution (2022–2024)," in the journal One Health. The study highlights how Mpox’s (MPXV) global trajectory now includes sustained transmission of both…

Paul Vincent Ruma (Anthropology) co-authored These Are the Breaks! (Scholars of Style, 2025), a practitioner-led book on Hip Hop culture and cultural preservation, documenting the life and impact of world-renowned DJ and breaking champion Lino “Lean Rock” Delgado.

In a recent cover story called "Sin City Screams: A Guide to Halloween Thrills in Vegas," Neon magazine, the Las Vegas Review-Journal's entertainment publication, praised Gateways to Annihilation, the new story collection by Jarret Keene (English): "The only thing that’ll outpace your fast-beating heart while reading this one will…

The Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV Marketing & Communications Department is proud to announce it has won a Health + Wellness Design Award™ from GDUSA for its 2025 Summer Magazine. Only the top 10% of over 2,500 entries received this award this year. This is the second graphic design award for the 2025 Summer Magazine.  GDUSA,…

The manuscript that Dr. Lance Horner, Dr. Ovunc Bardakcioglu, Dr. Abigail Cheng, and medical student Henry Krasner worked on, "Primary Closure of Ileostomy Site After Irrigation with Betaine-polyhexanide: A Case Series" was just accepted for publication to the Journal of Surgical Case Reports.

Beth Barrie (Teaching and Learning Innovation) recently appeared on the Kyron Learning Podcast The Signals. The episode, "How UNLV Revolutionized Online Learning: Departmental Courses, Skill Signals, and the Gen Ed Academy," covers UNLV's transformation in online education, fueled by a partnership with MGM Resorts. Beth discusses overcoming…