Francisco Sy (Public Health) gave a presentation titled, "Empowering Communities in Building Resiliencies to Respond to Natural Disasters in the Philippines," at the 23rd Biennial Meeting of the University of the Philippines Alumni Association in America on Oct. 17, 2025, in Houston, Texas.

Jonathan Rhodes Lee (Music) presented a performance practice masterclass at the University of Miami's Frost School of Music. Lee worked with woodwind students and faculty. Presiding from the harpsichord, Lee coached and accompanied more than a dozen performers on baroque flute, modern flute, and bassoon. The presentation focused on French baroque…

Michael Green and A.B. Wilkinson (both History) participated as panelists at a special Vegas PBS preview event for the forthcoming documentary, "The American Revolution," produced by Ken Burns and his company.

Mohammad Sohail Akhter (Social and Behavioral Health) was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation for presenting innovative and cutting-edge research by the Oral Health Section of the American Public Health Association (APHA) at their annual meeting. The presentation titled, “Bibliometric analysis to assess global health research on Periodontal…

Francisco Sy (Public Health) and his co-authors from University of Nebraska, West Virginia University, University of North Dakota, University of Mississippi, Louisiana State University, University of Puerto Rico, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Brown University, Tufts University, and University of…

Rebecca Benfield, Andrew Thomas Reyes, Reimund Serafica, and Catherine Dingley (all Nursing) published a study in the International Journal of Clinical Practice titled, "The Positive Effects of Water Immersion for Symptoms of PTSD in Veterans: A Mixed Methods Study." Dr. Alicia Brown of the VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System also contributed to…

Hyunhwa "Henna" Lee (Nursing) delivered a podium presentation titled, "Addressing mTBI Recovery: Early Life Adversity, Mental Health, and Accessible Treatment Solutions with Mobile Health Intervention" at the 39th Annual Conference of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) held Oct. 15-18, 2025 in New Orleans. This presentation…

Andrew Thomas Reyes (Nursing) presented a podium presentation at the 51st Annual International Conference of the Transcultural Nursing Society (TCNS) in Portland, Maine, on Oct. 31, 2025. The title of his presentation was “Cultural Food, Chronic Illness, and Coping: Filipino American Experiences of Food Insecurity in a U.S. Primary Care…

Chris Parker and Shae Deschutter (both Engineering), delivered a virtual presentation at the 2025 Annual NACADA Conference, the global community for academic advising. The conference was held at Caesars Palace from Oct. 26-29, 2025. The virtual presentation was titled "Hitting the Mark: A Holistic Approach to Increasing Retention, Progression and…