Professor Roberto Lovato (English) wrote a feature length article for the Golden Goal titled "The Soccer Wars," which explores the relationship between futbol, conflict and the politics of empire at play in the World Cup.

Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) presented on an author-meets-critics panel on her book Intimate Borders: Feminist Migration Ethics as part of the "Non-Ideal Migration Ethics Workshop" and the 32nd World Congress of the International Association Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy held at Kadir Has University in Istanbul, Turkey. Other…

Researchers from the CANE (Cognitive Aging & Neuropsychological Equity) Lab: Stacey Moeller (Clinical Psychology), Katie Singsank (Clinical Psychology), Grace Goodwin (Clinical Psychology), and Samantha John (Brain Health), along with collaborators, published a study in Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical…

John Curry (History) presented a paper entitled "Tracking the Lives of Sufi Leaders Through Their Mecmua Collections" at a symposium organized on "Mecmuas in the Ottoman World: Interdisciplinary Approaches and Current Research." Held in June at the University of Vienna in Austria, the workshop focused on the use of pre-modern handbooks…

Adrianna Munson (Sociology) published “As Independent as Possible”: Competing Autonomies and the Quest for Adulthood in Theory and Social Inquiry. The article explores how staff and parents at an independent living program for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities navigate their competing definitions of independence.

Shane Kraus (Psychology) spoke on The Gambling Files podcast about research on addictions in U.S. veterans, "Addiction 33: Shane Kraus on Veteran addiction issues, plus the legendary Howard Stutz."

Michelle Tusan (History) published, ‘1776: Teaching the Declaration of Independence’ in the Journal of British Studies.

Roberto Lovato (English) wrote a feature-length article in The Nation magazine titled, "Saving the Scarlet Macaw in Narco Country." Lovato reports on efforts of Honduras' Miskito peoples to save the scarlet macaw in one of the remotest regions of the American continent.

Paul Vincent Ruma (Anthropology) published the peer-reviewed article, "Foundation Lost: Breaking's Knowledge Transmission Emergency and the MEBTRILL Foundation Method," in Global Hip Hop Studies. The article examines the challenges of preserving foundational knowledge in breaking as the dance expands globally and introduces the MEBTRILL…

Michael Green (History) presented two programs for "250 to 250," a project created by historian Heather Cox Richardson examining the history of the United States ahead of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

Renato (Rainier) M. Liboro (Psychology) recently published a book chapter, "Improvisation and Social Justice in Contemporary Music Therapy," in the Oxford Handbook of Improvisation in Music Therapy. This book chapter delves into the realm of music academia in order to examine and interrogate the roles of and the work in the field of…

On June 18, 2026, Tyler D. Parry (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) gave a presentation on the history of Juneteenth and its enduring importance throughout the nation and the Las Vegas Valley. His speech took place at the annual "Flag Raising" for the holiday held at the North Las Vegas City Hall.