Kristen Keach (Art) presented the paper, "Beyond the Plague: Intermedial Allegories of Death as Tools for Collective Liberation" at the 2026 American Association for Italian Studies in Sassari, Sardinia.

Mark Buttner and Patricia Cruz (both Environmental and Global Health) received a 14-month, $1.1 million award through Nevada Health and Human Services to conduct molecular microbiological environmental monitoring and research.

Drew Simshaw (Law) presented "Misuse as Mirror: What AI Reveals About Lawyers, Law Students, and Wellbeing" at the Second Annual AI & Legal Skills Virtual Conference, hosted by the Legal Writing Institute's AI Committee and the University of Wisconsin Law School.

Nachman Gutowski's (Law) research was featured in the Emory University School of Law research guide, Artificial Intelligence, the Law, and the Legal Profession.

Danielle Finn (Law) has been elected the Chair of the Tribal Law Section of the State Bar of Nevada.

Jeffrey T. Child (Communication Studies) and a colleague recently published an article, "Communication privacy management theory: History of development, research trends, and future applications," in the Journal of Family Communication. The article examines the state of research utilizing the theory in advancing a deeper understanding of…

Trenton Dawson, Marcedes Butler, and Kenneth Varner (all Teaching and Learning) published “What counts as competent teaching? A systematic narrative synthesis of teacher competencies in K-12 education” in the Teaching & Teacher Education journal.

Cory Lampert (Libraries) was a panelist for the webinar, "The AI Legal Frontier: U.S. Frameworks & International Perspectives" featuring keynote speaker Chris Weston of the United State Copyright Office. The webinar was hosted by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions Artificial Intelligence Special Interest…

Katherine Walker (English) was awarded an Honorable Mention Prize by the Marlowe Society of America for her article "Clowns and Demonic Learning in Doctor Faustus," which was published in English Literary History.