Marta Soligo (International Gaming Institute and Sociology) published the chapter "Playing with Heritage: Gambling and Venice's Tradition" in The Casino, Card and Betting Game Reader: Communities, Cultures and Play (Bloomsbury Publishing). The chapter focuses on heritage tourism and gambling in Venice, centering around topics such as collective…

Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) published "Are Exit Controls for Women Migrant Workers Justified in Theory? A Response to Patti Lenard," commentary for The Ethics of Migration Policy Dilemmas Project, Migration Policy Center, European University Institute. 

Levent Atici (Anthropology and Undergraduate Research) is elected to be a national councilor in the Undergraduate Research Programs Division of the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) which aims to support and promote high-quality, mentored undergraduate research through the active involvement of its members. CUR division councilors share in…

Liam Johnson (Anthropology) presented research at the 91st American Association of Biological Anthropologists that he conducted along with co-authors Teresa Wilson and Ginesse Listi of the department of geography and anthropology at Louisiana State University. "(Un)tangling Louisiana's Unmissed: How Forensic Anthropologists can use Population…

Olivia Cheche (Political Science, Brookings Mountain West, The Lincy Institute), Peter Grema (Economics, Brookings Mountain West, The Lincy Institute), Blanca Peña (Criminal Justice), and Nicole Thomas (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) co-wrote a recent Op-Ed titled, "Students, Taxpayers Once Again Robbed by Higher…

Bridget Cowan Longoria (Sociology) was a guest speaker on KNPR's State of Nevada segment "Minneapolis-based Nonprofit Expanding to Las Vegas to Help Struggling Single Moms" as an expert in the sociology of poverty. 

Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) gave a virtual keynote presentation, "Pregnant and Socially Undocumented: Mujeres Fronterizas en Resistencia," for an event organized by the Latin American Graduate Students Association at the University of Kansas.

Liam Johnson (Anthropology) presented research, "Last Seen Location: Using Missing Persons Data for Identification in Forensic Anthropology," with co-author Teresa Wilson of the department of geography and anthropology at Louisiana State University at the 74th American Academy of Forensic Science's annual meeting.

Michael Green (History) recently presented as part of a roundtable on "The Big 1862" at the Organization of American Historians conference in Boston. C-SPAN filmed the roundtable and plans to broadcast it.

William Bauer (History) participated on the panel "Retracing The Oregon Trail" at the annual meeting of the Organization of American Historians in Boston. Bauer, along with Margaret Huettl, '16 PhD History, discussed developing and including the representation of Indigenous People in the latest version of the computer game The Oregon Trail. Bauer…

Susan Byrne (World Languages and Cultures) has been appointed a visiting fellow at Yale University's MacMillan Center for the 2022-23 academic year. 

Jacob White (Anthropology) published an article in the journal Scientific Reports assessing the risks associated with an alternative maternal health-seeking practice. He co-authored the work with collaborators at Jena University Hospital in Germany and his PhD advisor, Daniel Benyshek (Anthropology). White is a doctoral student.