David G. Schwartz (Ombuds) recently published a post on From the Ombuds, the official blog of UNLV's Ombuds Office. This post explores the importance of Ombuds Day, which is celebrated on October 13 this year.  For more information about the Ombuds Office, please visit its website, the Ombuds Week schedule of events, or learn "Why Ombuds Day…

Anthony King, Ting Tong, Danielle Le, Donna Sim, Aldo Barrita, Richard Chang, and Gloria Wong-Padoongpatt (all Psychology) presented a research poster at the 23rd Annual International Center for Responsible Gambling Conference on gambling and addiction. The title of their poster was, "Cumulative Childhood Adversity Predicts Disordered Gambling and…

UNLV College of Fine Arts Dean Nancy J. Uscher has begun her term as president of the International Council of Fine Arts Deans (ICFAD). ICFAD is a vehicle through which members share information and ideas that enhance the leadership of deans and associate deans, provosts and associate provosts, university presidents and other arts…

Francois-Nicolas Vozel (World Languages and Cultures) published an article titled, "No Trace Anywhere of Life, Perhaps: Autology and Hauntology in Imagination Dead Imagine," in the Journal of Beckett Studies (Edinburgh U.P.). The article analyzes how many of Samuel Beckett's texts rely on painterly aesthetics and techniques of avant-garde…

Jeremy Cho (Mechanical Engineering), along with doctoral student Yiwei Gao, authored a paper published in Soft Matter. The paper is titled, "Quantifying the trade-off between stiffness and permeability in hydrogels." The paper is also featured in the Soft Matter Emerging Investigators Series. Hydrogels—polymeric gel…

Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education doctoral students and faculty presented poster and conference sessions during the 2022 Division for Early Childhood/International Society on Early Intervention Conference on September 27-30 in Chicago. Topics included math instruction for children with disabilities, gross motor interventions…

John Tuman (Political Science) presented an invited talk titled "Latinos in Nevada" to the Reno Chapter of the American Association of University Women (AAUW). His talk discussed topics and findings from his co-authored book Latinos in Nevada: A Political, Economic, and Social Profile (with professors Tiffiany Howard, David Damore, and Nerses…

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) coauthored with colleagues at Chongqing Medical University the article “Understanding and use of nutrition labels of prepackaged food by university students: A cross-sectional study in Chongqing, China,” in the journal Nutrients (Impact Factor 6.706). The article highlights the need for developing…

Kenneth Miller (Political Science), and co-editors John Green and David Cohen have published State of the Parties 2022: The Changing Role of Contemporary American Political Parties with Rowman & Littlefield. The book brings together leading scholars of parties, elections, and interest groups to explore the current state of American party…