Austin Horng-En Wang (Political Science) published an op-ed, "How Social Media Transparency Strengthens Geopolitical Stability in East Asia," in The Diplomat. This article reviews the recent transparency policy change on X and Threads, and analyzes how these changes successfully reduced the impact of cognitive warfare on Taiwan and Japan…

Katherine Walker (English) became a certified reviewer of English and Comparative Literature departments through the Association of the Departments of English (ADE).

Pearl Kim (Healthcare Administration and Policy) has been appointed by Gov. Lombardo to serve on the Behavioral Health Planning and Advisory Council (since 2020) and the Commission on Aging for the State of Nevada for the next two years.

Richard Rosenkranz (Kinesiology & Nutrition Sciences), along with colleagues at Louisiana State University, recently published Using AI Chatbot to Assist Students’ Behavior Management for Obesity Prevention in Middle Schools: Feasibility Study in the journal JMIR Formative Research. 

On Jan. 8, 2026, Nancy Rapoport (Law) was awarded the Commercial and Consumer Law Scholarship Award from the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Section on Commercial and Consumer Law. The award recognizes her decades of exemplary contributions to legal scholarship in the field, with a particular focus on ethical practices within bankruptcy…

Kathy Stanchi (Law) spoke on a panel titled, Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research: Practicing Professionalism from Courtroom to Classroom, at the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) 2026 Annual Meeting.

Heather Rappaport (Law) spoke on a panel entitled Institutional Advancement: Campaign Strategies for Success at the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) 2026 Annual Meeting.

Eve Hanan (Law) was the moderator for a panel titled, Incorporating Lived Experiences with the Criminal Legal System in the Classroom, at the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) 2026 Annual Meeting.

Leah Chan Grinvald (Law) was a facilitator for a session entitled ABA Council Conversation Breakouts with Deans at the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) 2026 Annual Meeting.