William Bauer (History and the American Indian Alliance) delivered the keynote address at the annual conference of the Newberry Consortium in American Indian and Indigenous Studies. He discussed his forthcoming book, We Are the Land: A Native History of California, which is a survey of California Indian history.

Aldo M. Barrita (Psychology) was one of the winners of the Graduate and Professional Student Association's Student Researcher Award. He was awarded a research grant for $2,500 for his study in "Latinx Experiences with Racial and Ethnic Microaggressions."

David Damore (Political Science), Robert Lang (Lincy and Brookings Mountain West), and Karen Danielsen (Public Policy and Leadership) are the authors of "In 2020, the Largest Metro Areas Made the Difference for Democrats," which was published by The Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program. The analysis applies the "blue metros, red…

Tyler D. Parry, (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) appeared in two news programs this week highlighting Black History Month: A report on "Hidden Figures in Black History" produced by KTNV, Channel 13 reporter Alicia Pattillo on Feb. 2 A report about the history of Black physicians in the United States produced by reporter Gabby Hart…

David J. Morris (English) wrote an opinion piece for CNN.com about PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) and the military veterans who took part in the Jan. 6 attack/insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.    

Marina Colacicchi-Garber (World Languages and Cultures) has had a new selection of poetry (in Russian) published in Prosodia literary magazine in Moscow.

Barbara Roth and Danielle Romero (both Anthropology), along with Katelyn DiBenedetto, '15 MA, '18 PhD Anthropology, recently published "Hunting Blinds, the Bow and Arrow, and Land Use Strategies in the Mojave Desert: New Insights from Afton Canyon" in the Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology. This article is based on archeological…

Giuseppe Natale (World Languages and Cultures) has been awarded a contribution from the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, aimed at supporting and expanding Italian programs at foreign universities. The award of 12,000 euros will support maintenance of existing second- and third-year offerings in Italian…

Kenneth M. Miller (Political Science) gave a presentation titled "Assessing 2020 Pre-election Polls in Nevada and Nationwide" at the Perspectives on Polling Methodology Virtual Symposium hosted by the Nevada chapter of the American Statistical Association.

Kendra Gage (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) was profiled in the story "Kendra Gage: Teaching Implicit Bias and Anti-Racism in the Classroom" for Salud America! The story focuses on her experiences teaching African American studies and the civil rights movement.

Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) published "Replies to My Interlocutors" in Philosophy Today, which featured a symposium on her book Socially Undocumented: Identity and Immigration Justice (Oxford University Press, 2020). 

Paul W. Werth (History) is about to release a new book, 1837: Russia's Quiet Revolution with Oxford University Press. In chapters ranging from poetry and opera to empire and industry, the book paints a rich and vivid portrait of Russia at a critical moment, when the world's largest country acquired many of its most distinctive and outstanding…