Published: Brett Gleason, Heather Dahl, Taylor Milner
Brett Gleason, Heather Dahl, and graduate student Taylor Milner (Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services), along with a colleague from Oregon State University - Cascades, published their study, "Bridging Nature and Counselor Education: Utilization and Barriers to EcoWellness" in the Journal of Humanistic Counseling.
Tom Romero (Law) presented "The Color of Kinship: Observations of a Brown Buffalo on Rights to the River in North and South America and its Implications for Racial Justice in “Western” Water Law" at the Annual Meeting of the Law and Society Association in San Francisco.
At the annual meeting of the Law and Society Association in San Francisco, professors Máximo Langer and David Tanenhaus (Law) presented their paper titled "The Decline of Juvenile Confinement and the Remains of the Original Juvenile Court in the Early Twenty-First Century in the United States."
Joe Regalia (Law) co-launched a new series with the State Bar of Nevada exploring AI agents and the latest trends in legal tech. He presented the inaugural session, "Effective AI Prompting in Legal Practice."
Tashauna Stewart (Lee Business School Advising Center) recently presented on innovative approaches to advisor wellness and professional sustainability at the 2026 NACADA Region 8/9 Conference in San Diego, California. Her session, titled "Beyond the Desk: Fostering Advisor Wellness Through Micro-Externships," highlighted the Lee Business School’s…
Christopher Edwards (College of Liberal Arts Advising Center) recently presented on the importance of equity, representation, and inclusion within academic advising at the 2026 NACADA Region 8/9 Conference in San Diego, California. The session, titled "We're Here Too," examined... the lived experiences of Men of Color — particularly Black queer…
Presentation: Mana Azizsoltani, Ismael Gómez-Talal, Piyush Puranik, Kasra Ghaharian
Mana Azizsoltani, Ismael Gómez-Talal, Piyush Puranik, and Kasra Ghaharian (all International Gaming Institute) presented a conference paper titled "Quantifying Luck: Determining the probability of baccarat losses given player bet mix" at the 19th International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking in Las Vegas, Nevada. This…
Kevin McVay (College of Sciences Advising Center) and Charlene Gonzales (Career and Professional Development Office, Lee Business School), alongside colleagues Andrea Aduna from San Diego State University and Derek Furukawa from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, recently presented at the 2026 NACADA Region 8/9 Conference in San Diego, California…
Andrew Thomas Reyes (Nursing) presented a podium presentation at the 11th International Conference of the European Transcultural Nursing Association (ETNA) in Limassol, Cyprus last May 5, 2026. The title of his presentation was "Culturally Mediated Barriers to Mental Health Help-Seeking Among Filipino American Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study…
NSHE Regents Appoint Chris Heavey as UNLV President
Heavey, a longtime UNLV faculty member and administrator, was named UNLV's 12th permanent president on Oct. 16 after serving as the university's interim president since April 2025.