Mayumi Ajioka (World Languages and Cultures) received a Laura Bassi Foundation Editorial Grant (Summer 2026) in support of her research on heritage language speakers’ motivation to learn and maintain their heritage language. The grant provides partial support for the preparation of a journal article manuscript for publication.

Grace Patrick, Lauren Reyes, and Nicole Short (all Psychology), along with colleagues from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School of Medicine and the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System, have published a manuscript titled “Psychometric evaluation of a momentary posttraumatic stress disorder checklist: An ecological…

April Ursula Fox (Education) proposed and moderated the interdisciplinary faculty panel EDUPUNK: Reimagining Knowledge Production Through Punk-Inspired Praxis at PunkCon 2026. The panel brought together five UNLV scholars to explore how punk’s traditions of creativity, collaboration, experimentation and DIY practice can inform research, teaching,…

Dr. Brandon Karcher (Surgery; Medicine) received the first place research award at the Nevada State Medical Association Presidential Installation & Awards Gala on Aug. 22 for his presentation titled, "E-Bikes on the Rise: A Retrospective Comparison of Pediatric Micromobility, Bicycle, and Motorcycle Injuries."

Dr. Jeffrey L. Cummings (Brain Health) has received the Distinguished Physician of the Year Award at the Nevada State Medical Association Presidential Installation & Awards Gala on Aug. 22.

Rajiv Kishore (Information Systems) served as a faculty mentor at the Mid-Career Faculty Consortium, “Building Momentum at Mid-Career: Pathways to the Next Level,” held as part of the 2026 Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS). He also served as a panelist for the consortium’s academic leadership forum, “Exploring Leadership and…

Joshua Chévere Cohen has joined the College of Liberal Arts dean’s office as assistant director of digital philanthropy. In this role, he is responsible for managing and implementing digital campaigns for fundraising and assisting with donor engagement and retention for the college. He will also assist with storytelling and marketing and…

Hyelin (Lina) Kim and co-authors Zhenxian Piao and Sung-Eun Kim recently published a study in the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology examining the key dimensions of perceived virtual event quality (VEQual). Using a mixed-methods approach, the researchers investigate how these dimensions relate to telepresence and social presence,…

April Ursula Fox (Educational Psychology) presented "Zines in the Classroom: A Practical Guide to Zines as Summative and Formative Assessment" at PunkCon 2026: “Teaching for the Masses: Punk Pedagogies for Scholastic Saboteurs,” held May 7–8 at UNLV. Fox’s presentation explored how zines—independently produced, creative publications with deep…