Dr. Tina Brandon Abbatangelo (Dental) authored “Carceral Systems and Oral Health Access," which explores the high proportion of incarcerated people suffering from untreated dental caries, periodontal disease, and other oral pathologies. The article was published in the April issue of the American Association of Public Health Dentistry within its…

Alethea Inns and Bob Soulliere (both Information Technology) presented "Human First, AI Second: The Heart Behind the Algorithm" at the Nevada Public Health Foundation's Annual Conference, "Navigating Ethics: Ethical Practices in the Age of AI," held at the Tuscany Suites and Casino in Las Vegas on May 27, 2026. The 95-minute interactive session…

Kavita Batra (Medicine), along with the GBD 2023 Mental Disorder Collaborators, published the study “Updated Trends in the Global Prevalence and Burden of Mental Disorders, 1990–2023: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023” in The Lancet. The study highlights the substantial and growing global burden of mental disorders…

Louisa Messenger (Environmental and Global Health) was awarded a $138,544 grant from Texas Tech University to study population dynamics of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in the American Southwest.

Heather Rappaport (Law) presented to the American Association of Law Schools (AALS) Section on Institutional Advancement a program titled, "Lunch with a Lawyer: Meal Programs as a Pathway to Engagement." Dr. Rappaport is the AALS Section Chair for Institutional Advancement.

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) conducted a featured virtual webinar titled, "How to stress less and cope with life challenges effectively" for the "Break ke Baad" group based in Livermore, California. The webinar covered types of stressors, types of coping, and practical techniques based on rational emotive therapy…

Nicole DeVille, Miguel Fudolig, Binita Adhikari, Md Maksudul Alam (all Epidemiology and Biostatistics), Gabriela Buccini (Social and Behavioral Health), and Xan Goodman (Libraries) coauthored a paper titled “Breast Cancer Knowledge and Preventive Practice Among Graduate Students: A Scoping Review” in the journal Cancers. The article assesses the…

Leslie Griffin (Law) authored a new article for Verdict titled, “Listen to Gisèle Pelicot, in Shame Has to Change Sides: A Hymn to Life.”

Eve Hanan (Law) authored an amicus brief (with co-author Bhasin) in the Michigan Supreme Court on behalf of Evidence Law Professors interested in the exclusion of irrelevant and prejudicial information in the trial of Nancy Gerwatowski.