Jason Flatt (Social and Behavioral Health) published with colleagues, "'Going Back in the Closet”: Addressing Discrimination Against Sexual and Gender Minority Residents in Long-Term Services and Supports by Providing Culturally Responsive Care," in the Journal of Aging & Social Policy. We explored how LGBTQ+ or sexual and gender minority…

Professor Stephen Caplan (Music) is a featured clinician for the international conference of the Association for Body Mapping Education (ABME), being held at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte from June 21-25. Caplan is a Sponsoring Teacher for the organization and is leading master classes and round table discussions. ABME educates…

The department of world languages and cultures hosted the French government's DELF/DALF exams from June 12-15. Coordinated by Margaret Harp and the Alliance Française de Las Vegas, the DELF (Diplôme d'Etudes en Langue Française) and DALF (Diplôme approfondi de langue française) are official qualifications awarded by the French…

Louisa Messenger (Environmental and Occupational Health) gave a presentation titled, "Bacterial Symbionts are Associated with Insecticide Resistance in the Major Malaria Vector Anopheles coluzzii," during the American Society for Microbiology Microbe conference held June 15-19 in Houston, Texas. Abstract: The mosquito microbiota consists of the…

Faculty and students from the department of early childhood, multilingual, and special education presented, "Demystifying Disability: Continuing the Legacy of Mister Rogers for Inclusive Early Childhood Education," at the Work of Fred Rogers: A Conference on His Context and Legacy at the Fred Rogers Institute. Jenna Weglarz-Ward, associate…

Marie-Odile Fortier and graduate student Santiago Cisneros Castillo (both Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction) presented at the International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology (ISSST) 2023 conference in Fort Collins, Colorado. Fortier gave a pre-conference workshop on "Parametric life cycle assessment (LCA)…

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) has published an article titled, “Managing stress by medical students and residents,” in UJMS: UCMS Journal of Medical Sciences.  The article identifies sources of stress and offers practical tips for managing stress among medical students and residents who often feel high levels…

Professor Hal Berghel (Computer Science) has published a paper titled, "'Free' Online Services and Gonzo Capitalism," in the current (July 2023) issue of IEEE Computer. In this article, Berghel discusses how recent litigation over violations from privacy abuse and antitrust issues to monopolistic digital advertising practices suggest that online…

Kenyon Lee Whitman (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) co-authored research report titled “Foster(ing) Youth in the California State University: Understand the Vital Role of Campus Support Programs.”