David G. Schwartz (Ombuds Office) recently published a post on Informed Informality, his blog that considers people, organizations, conflict, and culture, among other things. The post explores some of the controversy about AI's impact on higher education and professional life, suggesting that the biggest challenge isn't the one most people think…

Eve Hanan (Law) participated in a roundtable discussion titled, "Evidence Law: Teaching It, Writing About It, Changing It," at the 2026 Law and Society Association Annual Meeting.

Jeff Stempel (Law) served as a commentator for an "Author Meets Reader" session on Shauhin Talesh's book, Insuring Cyber Insecurity, at the 2026 Law and Society Association Annual Meeting.

Michael Kagan (Law) published an article titled "Second-Class Asylum, Third Country Danger" in the Southern Methodist University Law Review.

Congratulations to UNLV graduate student Katsiaryna (Kate) Afanasyeva (Kinesiology, Sports Science) on the publication of her master's thesis research, "Brief Report of Core Temperature Patterns in Triathletes While Swimming in Warm Open Water With and Without a Wetsuit," in the International Journal of Exercise Science. The study was co-authored…

Sarah Surrain (Early Childhood, Multilingual, and Special Education), along with colleagues, published the article, “Tuning in to Development: How Home Music Activities Relate to Language and Motor Skills in Toddlers from Monolingual and Multilingual Home Environments” in Infancy.

Asma Awan (Social and Behavioral Health) and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health, Internal Medicine) presented a paper titled, “Overcoming Workforce Shortages: Evidence from a Structured, Scholarship Experiential Program Linking Academia and Local Health Departments” at the Academy Health, Annual Research Meeting held in Seattle, WA from…

Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) and Luvell Anderson (Department of Philosophy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) co-presented their paper "African American Migration Ethics" at the 2026 Latin American Studies Association congress in Paris, France.

Shawn Gerstenberger (Public Health) was awarded a $296,109 grant from Gilead Sciences, Inc., which proposes routine opt-out HIV and syphilis testing for adult ED patients already receiving blood draws for clinical care.