Nerses Kopalyan published an article in the Times of Israel on the relationship between Israel's arms sales to Azerbaijan, and the implications of this policy in light of Azerbaijan's growing anti-Americanism. 

Nerses Kopalyan published an article in Le Figaro, one of the most prestigious publications in France, on the energy deal between the European Union and Azerbaijan, and the geopolitical implications of Europe enabling oil-rich autocracies. 

Marla Stafford (Lee Business School) and Nicole Hudson (Workforce Development) are members of Leadership Las Vegas' Class of 2023. Leadership Las Vegas is a 10-month executive leadership program sponsored by the Vegas Chamber designed to expand knowledge in the community so that participants become more effective leaders and change agents.…

Siddharth Raich, Asma Awan, Christopher Johansen, and Manoj Sharma (all Social and Behavioral Health), and Kavita Batra (Medicine) presented two papers at Nevada Public Health Association’s Annual Conference on September 13 and 14, 2022. The papers were titled, “Disparities in cervical cancer screening programs among minority women in the United…

Pricella Morris (EMS) and colleagues, Monica R. Brown (EMS); Monique Matute-Chavarria (New Mexico State University); and Nakisha Whittington (Virginia Commonwealth University) published, "Addressing Anti-Blackness in Early Childhood Educator Preparation: Implications for Young Black Children and Their Families," in a special issue of…

Ann Vuong (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) co-authored the paper "Maternal urinary organophosphate ester metabolite concentrations and glucose tolerance during pregnancy: The HOME Study" that was published in the International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. In the study, the researchers evaluated the associations between maternal…

Amber Sewell (Libraries) is the host of The LibParlor Podcast, which is an open peer review podcast for information professionals interested in a feminist, care-based approach to research. The pilot episode, "Building an augmented reality game for academic libraries", features a discussion on an instructional design case study about…

Austin Horng-En Wang (Political Science) was invited to the virtual roundtable "Technology and the security of democratic societies" hosted by the Brookings Institution. In the roundtable, Dr. Wang shared his observation on the information operations from the authoritarian regimes and their possible developments in recent years. He also…

Dr. Oriaku Kas-Osoka (Adolescent Medicine) will be honored by HELP of Southern Nevada on Sept. 30, 2022, for the work she does for the Shannon West Homeless Youth Center. She is an associate professor of pediatrics.