Carlos Dimas (History) co-organized and co-hosted the inaugural El Laboratorio: Seminar for the History of Latin American Science, Technology, Engineering, and Medicine that took place on April 11 and April 12 via Zoom. The seminar brought together 10 papers and scholars from the United States, Canada, England, Australia, and Brazil. The panel was…

John Curry (History) was the guest editor for the most recently-released issue of the World History Bulletin, volume 89:2 (Fall/Winter 2023). The special issue was dedicated to the topic of "Democratizing, Diversifying, and Decolonizing the World History Survey, and in addition to editing and finalizing the slate of six articles in the…

Jeff Schauer (History) organized a panel on converging and competing knowledge systems and conservation in southern Africa at the meeting of the American Society for Environmental History in Denver. Schauer's own paper was titled "Tracking Puku: Traditional knowledge, skills, and the crafting of Zambian wildlife science." The paper used the…

An article, "Cops or Coaches? The Statutory Role of Juvenile Probation Officers in a Transformative Age," co-authored by Justin Iverson (Law) and David Tanenhaus (Law/History) has been published in the Michigan State Law Review. 

Michelle Tusan's (History) book, "The Last Treaty: Lausanne and the End of the First World War in the Middle East" won the 2023/2024 PCCBS Best Book Prize.

Michael Green (History) has been appointed to a three-year term on the Nevada Awards and Honor Selection Board. This group will choose the annual recipients of a new, legislatively-mandated honor, the Nevada Medal of Distinction.

Professor David Tanenhaus (Law; History) will present a paper in May on the history of juvenile justice at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security, and Law in Freiburg, Germany.

Tyler D. Parry (African American and African Diaspora Studies; Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) was interviewed on KNPR's State of Nevada to discuss a new documentary titled, "Across the Tracks: A Las Vegas Westside Story," that explores the history of Las Vegas' Westside and the African American experience in southern Nevada. Parry…

On March 2, Susan Lee Johnson (History) spoke on a panel entitled "The Future of Chicana/o/x Studies: Where do We Go From Here?" at the symposium "The Past, Present & Future of Chicana/o/x Studies" at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. The symposium was held in honor of Deena J. Gonzalez, former Gonzaga Provost and Senior Vice…

Teddy Uldricks (History) presented a virtual lecture on "Soviet Foreign Policy during the World War II" to faculty and students at the University of Montreal (Canada) on 7 February 2024.

Michelle Tusan (History) published “Lausanne’s Legacy or How not to end a War” for the Council for Global Cooperation.

Jeff Schauer (History) published "Arming Zambia in the Dark Forest of International Politics: Kenneth Kaunda, Britain, and Arms Diplomacy, 1963-1971," in the first of two special issues of the Zambia Social Science Journal dedicated to assessing the life and legacy of the late-Kenneth Kaunda (1924-2021), president of Zambia between 1964…