Paul W Werth (History) has published a brief, accessible book titled, "How Russia Got Big: A Territorial History" (Bloomsbury Publishers). Covering over 700 years and featuring 29 original maps (in just 150 pages), the book recounts the construction of the world's largest country — from medieval Muscovy to the present war in Ukraine—as well as its…

Christina Watanabe (Theatre) is the lighting designer for Arkansas Rep's production of The Glass Menagerie, which the Arkansas Times calls "raw, poetic and devastating" and highlights the moment when "[Tom and Laura] share a sweet extended scene by the light of a candelabra that’s perhaps my favorite moment of The Rep’s whole summer season."…

The Cannabis Policy Institute at UNLV hosted its Student Showcase of Cannabis Research and Policy on Sept. 5 with special remarks by Congresswoman Dina Titus as well as The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West Executive Director David Damore. and UNLV faculty Rochelle Hines and Showcase Chair Dustin Hines. Undergraduate and graduate…

Zida Wang (Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art) presented his research paper, "Exploring the Role of University-Affiliated Museums in Community Engagement and Cultural Policy in the Challenging Times," at the 49th Annual Conference of Social Theory, Politics, and the Arts in Philadelphia on Sept. 6. 

Amanda Koziura (Libraries) is co-editor of the recently published book, Making Values-Based Decisions in the Academic Library., which explores the decision-making process of librarians in both formal and informal leadership roles. Rather than trying to identify a singular "correct" answer, authors offer an exploration of their own processes…

Mark Lenker (Libraries) published a collection of essays titled, The Human Relationship with Information (Routledge). Lenker delves into philosophical questions that arise in library work, including what makes a given piece of information worthwhile given human limits on time and attention, what common sense is and whether it can help us…

Andrea Wirth and Cory Lampert (both Libraries) co-chaired the session, "Influence of Open Science in Scholarly Communication: Practical actions for librarians and other information professionals," at the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions 89th World Library and Information Congress held in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Fye Pinera, Pearl Pinera, Pearl Kim, and Jay Shen (all Healthcare Administration and Policy), Leora Frimer, Pengfeng Jin, Gregory-Thoams Castaneda Stanger, Ji Yoo (all School of Medicine) recently published a research article, "Association of Atrial Ablation Procedure and Palliative Care for High-Risk Mortality Group With Atrial Fibrillation…

Professor Rebecca Nathanson (Law; Education) is part of a six-member expert team that helped establish the country’s first juvenile competency Hub Court in Los Angeles County. With its own judge, attorneys, evaluators, and social workers, the Hub Court is designed to better support young people navigating competency cases. Professor Nathanson’s…