Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) published an editorial titled, “Global Health: A Priority that Persists,” in the Italian journal, Advances in Medicine, Psychology, and Public Health, in collaboration with a faculty from Berea College. This editorial is a run-up to the forthcoming book by the authors titled…

Tim Grigsby (Social and Behavioral Health) co-published an article on "Conformity Drinking Motives, College Alcohol Beliefs, and Drinking Behaviors Among College Students: Examining the Protective Role of Prosocial Behaviors" in the Journal of Adult Development. The goal of the study is to examine the moderating role of public and altruistic…

Asma Awan and Manoj Sharma (both Social and Behavioral Health) presented a paper titled, “Key insights derived from the RQFSM Model Implementation of Community-based Participatory Process Evaluation in Nevada, USA," at the 6th Global Virtual Summit on European Public Health & Healthcare, held in London on July 13-14, 2024. …

Salman Mohammed (Medicine), class of 2025, was recently honored with the Clark County Medical Society Student Rising Star Award for his outstanding academic achievements. “During my journey, I have been very grateful for the many academic and extracurricular opportunities presented to me by the school and community," said the fourth-year medical…

Michael Brown (The Lincy Institute) was recently inducted into the inaugural Commodore Hall of Fame at Lorain County Community College (LCCC). Brown was a first-generation student at LCCC in the late 1970s, and was also the commencement speaker in 2018. LCCC, located in Elyria, Ohio, is consistently ranked as one of the nation's top community…

Amber Sewell (Libraries) gave a presentation entitled "Micro & macro: Game-based learning at UNLV Libraries," a panel presentation for the Library Instruction Round Table's President's Program at the American Libraries Association annual conference at the end of June. This presentation covered two of Amber's efforts to incorporate game-based…

Jennifer Nash (Physical Therapy), Janet S. Dufek (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) and colleagues published a manuscript titled, "The Influence of Sport-Related Concussion on Cognition and Landing Biomechanics in Collegiate Athletes," in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. This interdisciplinary investigation examined…

Professor Marketa Trimble (Law) has been reappointed to the Scientific Board of the Masaryk University Faculty of Law for 2024 - 2027. The Scientific Board serves a number of functions including approving academic programs, requesting accreditation, participating in the review and tenure process, and approving awards. 

Ali Balooch (Mathematical Sciences) presented "Teaching Exponentials and Logarithms through Video Games" at the 2024 SIAM Annual Meeting, July 8-12 in Spokane, Washington.