Alexis Chen Rice (Psychology) presented three research posters at the 2026 Asian American Psychological Association (AAPA) Convention, held Oct. 2–3 in Las Vegas. Rice’s presentations highlighted research examining Asian American and multiracial Asian experiences across identity, development, belonging, and higher education. The three…

Dave Beisecker (Philosophy) has edited and contributed an introduction to a special issue of the Journal of the Philosophy of Emotion, which focuses upon Mariana Alessandri’s Night Vision: Seeing Ourselves Through Dark Times. 

Journalist and author Roberto Lovato (English) and his reported memoir, Unforgetting, were mentioned in a Los Angeles Times article about Salvadoran food in Los Angeles as an indicator of that community's coming-of-age.

Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy), Lauren Freeman (University of Louisville), and Avery Kolers (University of Tennessee-Knoxville) presented a webinar entitled "Medicine and Resistance Under Non-Ideal Conditions," which was hosted by the American Philosophical Association and the North American Society for Social Philosophy. The webinar focused on…

James Woodbridge (Philosophy) has his article (co-authored with Bradley Armour-Garb of SUNY-Albany), "The 'Unacceptability' of Alethic Nihilism," published (online first) by the journal, Analysis, on Sept. 30, 2026.

Klaus Ladstaetter (philosophy) presented a paper, “This Is So,” at the 47th International Wittgenstein Symposium in Kirchberg am Wechsel, Austria, hosted by the Austrian Ludwig Wittgenstein Society. The paper will be published in the Proceedings of the International Wittgenstein Symposia by De Gruyter.

Matthew Childs, Ph.D., (World Languages and Culture) delivered a talk titled "Race, Colonialism, and Imperialism: Notes from a German Culture Classroom" at the German Studies Association annual conference in Phoenix (September 24–27). Part of a panel about "Controversy and/in the Classroom: Teaching Contentious Topics in the German Language and…

Christopher Cain (Hospitality) has been approved to serve on UNLV’s Intercollegiate Athletics Council (IAC). The IAC advises and oversees the university’s intercollegiate athletics program, including policy, institutional control, academic integrity, compliance, and student-athlete welfare. He joins other newly appointed members, Joe Ervin (…

Margaret Harp (World Languages & Cultures) presented a paper, "Yver's Appropriation of Pliny," at the 58th annual meeting of The Rocky Mountain Medieval and Renaissance Association (RMMRA), hosted by the University of New Mexico's Institute for Medieval Studies in Albuquerque NM. The paper addresses late sixteenth-century understanding and…

Ph.D. student Alexis Rice (Psychological and Brain Sciences program) presented her research at the American Psychological Association Convention in Washington, D.C. Representing UNLV on a national stage, Rice presented “Hypervigilance as a Social Response to Identity-Based Threat,” highlighting her research on hypervigilance and identity-based…

Ph.D. student Alexis Rice (Psychological and Brain Sciences program) has been selected as a mentor and scholarship recipient for the Grad Rebel Advantage Program for the 2026–27 academic year. Through the program, Rice will mentor a cohort of 11 UNLV students as they navigate the graduate school application process, providing guidance on exploring…

John Hay (English) published an essay titled “On ‘Derek,’ Captain Ahab’s Evil Half Brother” in The Paris Review. This piece draws attention to the centennial of The Sea Beast (1926), the first film adaptation of Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick.