Deborah Greer Byers (Nursing) was selected to serve on the Wellness Committee for the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA). The Wellness Committee is a special committee that assists the AANA Board of Directors in fostering lifelong healthy behavior decisions, promoting provider well-being, and decreasing the occupational…

Jay Shen (Healthcare Administration and Policy; Center for Health Disparities Research) and Fye Pinera and Pearl Pinera (both Healthcare Administration and Policy), Ji Yoo (Medicine) presented "Association of Atrial Ablation and Palliative Care for High-risk Mortality Patients with Atrial Fibrillation in U.S. Hospitals" at the 19th World Congress…

Professor Joe Regalia (Law) presented on Legal Writing and A.I. at the State Bar of Nevada's 2025 Conference.

Director Riana Durrett (Cannabis Policy Institute) joined a panel of cannabis industry stakeholders and other experts on June 12 for the International Cannabis Bar Association's (INCBA) 2025 Cannabis Law Institute conference in Denver, Colorado. The panel, "The Next Decade of Cannabis: Springboarding Forward from the Initial State Regulatory…

Director Riana Durrett (Cannabis Policy Institute) participated in a panel discussion and Q&A along with cannabis policy advocates and government representatives during the Minority Cannabis Business Association (MCBA) Equity Workshop Tour event in Las Vegas on May 22. The panel was moderated by Chandler Cooks and featured fellow panelists,…

Dale Melgaard (Film) has received the Best Short Script award for "The Phatman"  from the International Writer's Journey Film Festival, Istanbul.

Magnus Chun, Tahne Vongsavath, Sneh Sonaiya, Lily Liu, Kyaw Min Tun, Kavita Batra, and Robert G. Gish (all Medicine) conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate whether adding somatostatin therapy to standard treatment improves outcomes for non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (NVUGIB). They found that adjunctive…

Marla Royne Stafford (Marketing and International Business), Ph.D., made a presentation, "Marketing is Responsible Gambling: Ensuring Effective and Authentic Marketing Strategies," at the 2025 Nevada State Conference on Problem Gambling.

Aaron Saiewitz (Accounting) and his co-authors, Mary Kate Dodgson (Lehigh University) and Marcus Doxey (University of Alabama), recently had their paper, "Examining the Use of Trait Skepticism Feedback in Auditor Training," accepted for publication in Accounting Horizons. Their study used an experiment to test the efficacy of a new audit firm…