Eve Hanan (Law) authored an amicus brief (with co-author Bhasin) in the Michigan Supreme Court on behalf of Evidence Law Professors interested in the exclusion of irrelevant and prejudicial information in the trial of Nancy Gerwatowski.
Marketa Trimble (Law) gave an online presentation titled "Intellectual Property and Conflict of Laws: Notoriously Difficult or Notoriously Underestimated?" for the Centre for Legal Innovation and Digital Society (CLINDS) in Hong Kong. The presentation focused on her latest book, Intellectual Property and Conflict of Laws, and featured commentary…
Tim Grigsby (Environmental and Global Health), Miguel Fudolig (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) Christopher Johansen and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) and Md Sohail Akhter (Ph.D. student) coauthored a paper titled “Exploring Recreational Cannabis Use Cessation Intentions among Adults in the United States Using the Multi-Theory Model…
Published: Mana Azizsoltani, Kasra Ghaharian, Ismael Gómez-Talal
Mana Azizsoltani, Kasra Ghaharian, and Ismael Gómez-Talal (all International Gaming Institute) published an open access article in the Acta Psychologica titled: "Interpretable behavioral clusters of gamblers through unsupervised learning." This paper identifies various heterogeneous profiles of highly involved gamblers.
Bernard Zygelman (Physics and Astronomy) attended the San Diego Quantum Convening, held at the Qualcomm Institute on the Campus of the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) on May 18-19. An invitation-only event, "The Quantum San Diego Convening (QSDC) is a 1.5-day gathering bringing together leaders from industry, academia, national…
Aude Picard (Life Sciences) and Cheyenne Brokaw (Law) and master's student Patrice Boyd (English) recently published a research article in the journal Geobiology, titled: "Membrane Vesicle Formation Removes Iron Sulfide Mineral Crusts From the Cell Surface of Growing Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria." In this project, funded by NSF EPSCoR, the team…
Benjamin Edwards (Law) moderated a plenary panel entitled, "Conversation with the Nevada Supreme Court" at the 2026 National Business Law Scholars Conference.
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.