Steven Pace (Criminal Justice), assistant professor-in-residence and former FBI supervisory special agent, was recently interviewed on Nevada Public Radio (KNPR) as an expert commentator concerning the health challenges faced by first responders. In the broadcast, he outlined how chronic occupational stress can degrade cardiovascular, immune, and…

Dana Roseman (Executive Educational Leadership), a doctoral candidate, and Maria B. Roberts (Educational Policy and Leadership) delivered a scholarly presentation and participated in panel discussions at the July 28-30, 2025 International Conference for Professors of Educational Leadership. Their presentation, entitled "Telling Herstory: The…

Drew Peltier (Life Sciences) co-authored a new article in Nature Ecology & Evolution, a global synthesis of precipitation memory effects in plant growth titled, "Lagged precipitation effects on plant production across terrestrial biomes."

John Haberstroh (History) moderated and presented on a panel titled, "Epistemic Shifts: AI, Knowledge Production, and Historical Thinking in a Perilous Present," at the 118th annual meeting of the Pacific Coast Branch of the American Historical Association (PCB-AHA) at the University of Santa Clara. 

Undergraduate student Adriana Carrillo (Neuroscience; Public Health) has been awarded "Best Student Poster" at the prestigious International Society for Serotonin Research 2025 Meeting. Carrillo, who is pursuing dual degrees in Neuroscience and Public Health, was recognized for her groundbreaking research on the effects of psilocybin on GABAergic…

Gerilyn Slicker and Melissa Stoffers (both Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education) along with co-authors Jason Hustedt and Cara Kelly published an article, "Enrollment Practices in Early Education Centers: Examining Implementation in the Arkansas State Pre-K Program" in AERA Open. Their mixed methods study is a comprehensive…

Jessica Immonen (Dental Medicine) was appointed onto the editorial board of a new scientific journal, The Journal of Integrative Physiology (JIP), and published an editorial titled, "Mentorship Across a Decade: From Early Career to Mid-Career," in the first issue of the journal. The article discusses the impact of mentorship in the health sciences…

The Office of Housing and Residential Life (HRL) recently hosted its bi-annual departmental retreat in preparation for the upcoming fall 2025 semester. Led by HRL Director, Peter Gatto, the two-day retreat served as a vital opportunity for staff to align departmental goals, reinforce expectations, and strengthen team dynamics ahead of the return…

Craig Hennigan (Communication Studies) published a chapter in the new book, From a Whisper to a Movement: Investigating the Shared Rhetorical Spaces of Whistleblowing and Social Protest, edited by Joshua Guitar and Alan Chu. The chapter, titled "Tragic Responses to Whistleblowing a Tragedy: A Burkean Analysis of the Flint Water…