David G. Schwartz (Ombuds Office) recently published a post on Informed Informality, his blog that considers people, organizations, conflict, and culture, among other things. The post explores why our innate drive to fix things can cause interpersonal disaster. And it doesn't try to fix the problem, but it offers a few alternatives.

Hal Berghel (Computer Science) has co-authored an article entitled "Generative AI in Higher Education: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" that is published in the current issue of IEEE Computer.  This article offers a balanced perspective of all aspects of the use of artificial intelligence in education.

Roberto Lovato (English) moderated a discussion about journalist and author Gabriel San Roman's Days of Dissent: Revolts, Strikes, and Rebel Histories, a groundbreaking book that excavates the buried history of the radical labor and other social movements left out of traditional, top-down history. The book's unique approach to history marks each…

Maja Jeranko (Anthropology) contributed a chapter to Decolonial Engagements in Anthropology, an edited volume that grew out of a 2023 workshop in Ascona organized by the InterFace Commission. Her chapter, "Feminist Decolonial Research as Collaborative Pedagogy: Lessons from Post-Disaster Coastal Ecuador," examines the challenges and opportunities…

Sheila Bock (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) co-guest edited a special Issue of the peer-reviewed and open-access Journal of Folklore and Education titled “Teaching with Monsters: From Whimsy to Shadow.” This issue seeks to create space for the broad spectrum of ways we as humans interact with monsters. While most often associated…

Nastaran Hashemi (Architecture) and Debajyoti Pati of Texas Tech University recently published “Healthcare Design for Pandemic Resilience: A Systems Thinking Approach” in the Health Environments Research & Design Journal. The article examines how healthcare environments adapted during the COVID-19 pandemic and identifies design strategies to…

Nathaniel LaBarre (Medicine), Michael Karo (Medicine), Vidhani Goel (Public Health and Medicine), Roberto Sagaribay, Vinnesa Narvaez (Nursing), Ami Shah (Medicine), Aditi Singh (Medicine), Fatehali Peera (Medicine), and Kavita Batra (Medicine) co-authored the study, “Incidence, Prevalence, and Risk Factors of Dog Bites in Pediatric…

Pediatric resident Dr. Kavya Thayappa (Medicine) was selected as the Nevada Learn the Signs, Act Early (LTSAE) Ambassador. This position is a joint project between the American Academy of Pediatrics and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities. Thayappa will serve as our…

Pediatric resident Dr. Aasna Shah (Medicine) was awarded the American Academy of Pediatric's 2026-2027 Leonard P. Rome CATCH Visiting Professorship. The award was named after Dr. Rome, a pediatrician and advocate who dedicated his life to improving children's health. Shah has secured funds to host Dr. Lisa Horowitz, from Children's…