Hal Berghel (Computer Science) has published an article titled, "Generative AI is Breathing New Life Into the Dead Internet Theory," in the January 2026 issue of IEEE Computer that shows that the Pravda network is the most prominent example of a disinformation superspreader that enhances its efficacy from Generative AI by both LLM grooming and the…

Hikmet Loe (Art) was recognized in Nevadans for Cultural Preservation December Activities Newsletter by executive director Rayette Martin (MA Anthropology, 2010). Martin was a guest speaker in Loe's course ART 478/678: Great Basin Art and Artifacts. Martin wrote: This course serves as an excellent bridge between the arts and archaeology,…

Sharmistha Roy (Social and Behavioral Health), Ashis Kumar Biswas (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) published an article titled, “Norovirus: Emerging challenges and clinical conundrums,” in the journal Advances in Medicine, Psychology and Public Health. The manuscript underscores…

Citlalli Ochoa (Law) presented a paper, Relational Movements, at the Junior International Law Scholars Association Annual Meeting at the University of Hawai’i.

Kenneth Izuora (Medicine) was elected to serve as the Treasurer of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE) effective Jan. 1, 2026. AACE is the leading professional organization for physicians and other healthcare professionals who provide clinical…

Kavita Batra (Medicine) has once again been recognized as a Top Scholar by ScholarGPS, an honor awarded to researchers whose work ranks among the most influential worldwide based on scholarly productivity, citation impact, and research quality. This recognition reflects her lifetime impact in COVID-19 research. Additionally, based on her…

Tim Grigsby (Social and Behavioral Health) recently co-authored a paper titled, "Do local geographic characteristics moderate the association between familial incarceration and adolescent depression and anxiety?," in BMC Psychology along with researchers from California State University, Northridge and University of Southern California.

Magnus Chun, Rakhi Patel; Zan Ferrin,  Sneh Sonaiya, Sneh, Tahne Vongsavath, Tahne, Jiayi Ge, Kavita Batra, Roberto Sagaribay, Yassin Naga, Preet Patel, Jose Aponte-Pieras (all Medicine) published an abstract, "Too Much, Too Soon? Rethinking Fluid Resuscitation in Acute Pancreatitis: A Retrospective Cohort Study," in the American Journal…

Kavita Batra (Medicine), along with Jagdish Khubchandani (New Mexico State University) and Andrew Yockey (University of Mississippi), co-authored the editorial “Social and Political Activism in Scientific Medical Journals: Belief-Based Evidence or Evidence-Based Beliefs?” in the Journal of Medicine, Surgery, and Public Health. The editorial…