Ann Vuong (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) co-authored an article on "Maternal urinary OPE metabolite concentrations and blood pressure during pregnancy: The HOME study" in the journal, Environmental Research. The study found that maternal urinary bis(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (BCEP) and diphenyl phosphate (DPHP) concentrations were…

Norma A. Marrun (Teaching and Learning) and Constancio R. Arnaldo Jr. (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) recently published a book chapter titled, "Taking Up Space: Reflections from a Latina and a Filipino American Faculty Teaching for Racial Justice," in the edited book, First-Generation Faculty of Color: Reflections on…

Jason Flatt (Social and Behavioral Health) was a senior author on a recently published paper, "Divergent patterns of cognitive deficits and structural brain alterations between older adults in mixed-sex and same-sex relationships," in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.

Jocy-Anna Chevalier (Public Health), Chad Cross (Epidemiology & Biostatistics), Rebecca Scherr (Pediatrics), and Sheniz Moonie (Epidemiology & Biostatistics) published an article on "The Impact of COVID-19 on Pediatric Obesity in Southern Nevada" in the Journal of Childhood Obesity. In March 2020, schools in Nevada were issued a lockdown…

Caren Yap (Business), an undergraduate student, has been accepted to the 22nd annual Public Policy Leadership Conference at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. She is one of 68 students in a cohort selected nationwide to attend the conference this fall. The conference will be hosted on the Harvard Kennedy School campus…

Jennifer Byrnes and Iván Sandoval-Cervantes (both Anthropology) co-edited The Marginalized in Death: A Forensic Anthropology of Intersectional Identity in the Modern Era, which was released by Lexington Books in August.  The volume brings forensic and cultural anthropology closer together through case studies of structural violence…

Simon Jowitt and Brian McNulty (Geoscience) recently published a paper in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews on critical metals – often discarded as a byproduct of mining operations – that are vital components in the global push for low-carbon energy generation, storage, and transport. Researchers explored the current global…

Meghan Liebzeit (Nursing) was named a 2022-2023 National League for Nursing Jonas Scholar. This recognition awards direct funding for a scholar's final year of doctoral study to help complete their dissertation projects, along with support travel expenses to attend conferences.  Liebzeit is enrolled in the UNLV School of Nursing's …

Timothy Erwin (English) was recently interviewed by the Voice of America about film adaptations of Jane Austen novels, particularly following the release of Netflix's new version of Persuasion, which was directed by Carrie Cracknell.