Summer publications from the UNLV Behavioral Addictions Lab: Shane Kraus (Psychology) and colleagues published a paper, "Recommendations for Diagnosing and Quantifying treatment outcomes in clinical trials of compulsive sexual behavior disorder" in Addictive Behaviors Reports.  Noa Vana, Bailey Way, Todd Jennings and Shane Kraus (all…

Barbara Roth (Anthropology) received the Byron Cummings Award from the Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society. The award is given "for outstanding research and contributions to knowledge in anthropology, history, or a related field of study" pertaining to the Southwestern U.S. 

Karyn S. Hollingsworth (Liberal Arts) has earned the Accreditation in Public Relations (APR) credential granted by the Universal Accreditation Board - Public Relations Society of America. Considered the gold standard in the PR profession, accreditation demonstrates knowledge and proficiency in effective public relations techniques, ethics, and…

Tiange Xu (International Gaming Institute; Hospitality), Shane Kraus (Psychology), and colleagues recently published a paper, "A longitudinal investigation of sports betting legalization’s influence on problem gambling," in the Addictive Behaviors. This study tracked 112 American sports bettors over two years using a natural experimental design,…

Michael Green (Honors), as executive director for the Pacific Coast Branch of the American Historical Association, oversaw their annual conference, July 30-August 1, in Santa Clara, California. Graduate assistant Fabian Rebolledo also participated. Green also chaired a panel featuring three recent UNLV Ph.D.'s in history: Christina Lamoreux,…

The University Libraries at the University of Nevada, Reno, has announced the 2025 Nevada Writers Hall of Fame Inductee, Jarret Keene (English). The celebration takes place on Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. at the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center on the campus of the University of Nevada, Reno. Updated information and ticket sales will be available here in…

John Haberstroh (History) moderated and presented on a panel titled, "Epistemic Shifts: AI, Knowledge Production, and Historical Thinking in a Perilous Present," at the 118th annual meeting of the Pacific Coast Branch of the American Historical Association (PCB-AHA) at the University of Santa Clara. 

Undergraduate student Adriana Carrillo (Neuroscience; Public Health) has been awarded "Best Student Poster" at the prestigious International Society for Serotonin Research 2025 Meeting. Carrillo, who is pursuing dual degrees in Neuroscience and Public Health, was recognized for her groundbreaking research on the effects of psilocybin on GABAergic…

Roberto Lovato's (English) theoretical work on immigration was recognized in The New York Times' article, "There's a Name for What Trump is Doing: Juan Crow."

Teddy Uldricks (History) published "Evolving Western Views of Wartime China," (in Mandarin), in The Journal of Studies of the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, (in Mandarin), 2025, issue 7, pp. 32-39.

Palgrave Macmillan will publish Evelyn Gajowski's (English Emerita) book, "Shakespeare, Presentism, and the Legacy of Hugh Grady," in December. She also delivered a keynote address, "Tree Rings," at the biennial meeting of the European Shakespeare Research Association in Porto, Portugal, in July 2025, and interviewed renowned UK Shakespeare…

Arpine Mkrtchyan (World Languages and Cultures) was selected to present her communication at the 16th World Congress of the International Federation of French Teachers (FIPF), held in Besançon, France, in July 2025. Her presentation, titled "La littérature dans la pédagogie interculturelle : les particularités des stéréotypes…