David G. Schwartz (Ombuds) recently published a post on Informed Informality, his blog that considers people, organizations, conflict, and culture, among other things. The post frames the problem of unprofessional communication in medical terms, offering tips for diagnosis, assessment, and potential interventions. 

Jenna Heath (Liberal Arts) and Lauren Gatto (Academic Affairs) presented "Institutionalizing Life Design to Support Students in Transition" at 2025 "Students in Transition" conference hosted by University of South Carolina.  The presentation addressed how UNLV embedded Life Design principles across campus to support students in transition,…

Professor Eve Hanan (Law) was part of an online panel discussion on Serve and Protect or Curb and Collect? How Fines and Fees Undermine Public Health and Safety for the Fines and Fees Justice Center.

Kavita Batra (Medicine) and Manoj Sharma (Public Health; Internal Medicine) coauthored an article with the Global Burden of Diseases (GBD) 2023 Cancer Collaborators titled, “The global, regional, and national burden of cancer, 1990–2023, with forecasts to 2050: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023,” in the journal The…

Farhana Khandoker, Ph.D. student, (Public Health) and graduate assistant in the Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships, is recognized for her recent scholarly accomplishment as the first author of the article, “Methodological Approaches in Studying Type-2 Diabetes-Related Health Behaviors—A Systematic Review,” published in Applied Sciences (…

History Department: Michael Green (professor/chair), and Fabian Rebolledo and Connor Young (graduate students) attended the recent Preserve Nevada annual meeting in Ely, Nevada. Green is executive director of Preserve Nevada and Rebolledo is deputy director, and organized the meeting.

Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) presented "Children, Borders, and Adultification" at the Workshop on Migration Justice at Texas State University.

Manoj Sharma (Public Health; Internal Medicine) coauthored an article with the Global Burden of Diseases (GBD) 2021 Low Bone Mineral Density Collaborators titled, “The global, regional, and national burden attributable to low bone mineral density, 1990–2020: An analysis of a modifiable risk factor from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021,” in…

The paper, "Self-selected movement patterns during lateral locomotion with body weight support," was published in Human Movement Science and the result of work done by Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences undergraduate (Natalia Pravica, Emma Foley) and graduate (Matthew Heninger, Katsiaryna Afanasyeva) students as well as by post…