Natalie Hsiao and William Ramsey (both Philosophy) published their paper, "A Different Type of Framing Effect." In this paper, Hsiao and Ramsey argue that the way in which philosophical thought experiments (like the trolley problem) are typically presented in the literature can influence peoples’ intuitive judgments about what the thought…

Shane W. Kraus (Psychology), associate professor and director of the Behavioral Addictions Lab at UNLV, recently published six peer-reviewed articles advancing research on behavioral addictions, mental health, and public health. The publications appeared in leading journals including Frontiers in Psychology, Frontiers in Public Health, the Journal…

John Curry (History) presented a paper titled "The Life of Ünsi Hasan Efendi (d. 1723): Failed Saint, or Indicator of Structural Change in the Eighteenth-Century Ottoman Empire?" in a panel on Empires and Ideologies at the American Historical Association's Pacific Coast Branch Annual Meeting held on the UNLV campus on July 30-31. He also chaired a…

Erica Hanna and Heather Thompson (both Liberal Arts) partnered with Intermountain Health and United Way of Southern Nevada to present an Early Childhood (Birth to Age 5) Emotional Well-Being Workshop for parents and preschool educators. The workshop focused on helping caregivers understand typical emotional development and age-appropriate…

Gregory Brown, John Curry, John Haberstroh, Jeff Schauer, A.B. Wilkinson, Dakota Ciolkosz, Fabian Rebolledo, Connor Young, Jessica Ayala Venegas, Natalie Dechaine, Nathan Pormentira, Emma Vermillion, EJ Decastro, Demetrius Khananisho Tolliver, Adrien (all History) presented at the Pacific Coast Branch of the American Historical Association…

Roberto Lovato (English) conducted a 3-day workshop, "Writing Crisis: Crafting the Literature of Turbulent Times," at the The Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference during the week of July 27, 2026.

Dave Beisecker (Philosophy) presented a paper, “When Spirit Came to the Comstock: the correspondence of Horatio Jones, Nevada’s first Philosopher," at the Summer Institute in American Philosophy, hosted by Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota. 

Paul Werth (History) published an essay titled “Armenians, Empire, and the Politics of Conversion in 19th Century Russia,” in a volume, "Religious Conversion and Imperial Rule" (Frankfurt, 2026). That he did this rather than starting bar fights, slashing tires, and breaking windows in the neighborhood is convincing testament to the civilizing…

Austin Horng-En Wang's (Political Science) research on cognitive warfare and espionage was quoted by a  testimony submitted to the German Bundestag. In this report, Wang documents how Chinese content firms may be used to influence the public opinion and electoral process in Taiwan through volume manipulation and disinformation. 

Austin Horng-En Wang (Political Science) published an op-ed, "Beyond a ‘Non-Red’ Supply Chain, Taiwan Should Export a Drone Ecosystem," in The Diplomat. This article analyzes the recent development of the drone industry in Taiwan, and suggests that Taiwan should further advance its drone ecosystem including the logistics, legal framework…

Paul W. Werth (History) gave an interview in June on the YouTube channel of Universitatea de Medicină, Farmacie, Științe și Tehnologie in the Romanian city of Târgu Mureș. Inquiring minds may wonder why. The answer is clear: When asked by colleagues at a Transylvanian university to speak on their YouTube channel about the fate of religious freedom…

Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) and Michael Kagan (Law) published "As Jewish Nevadans, Tisha B'Av Calls Us to Remember. Recent Events Call Us to Act" in the Nevada Current.