Reimund Serafica (Nursing) presented at the 2024 Transcultural Nursing Society's 50th Annual Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. His peer-reviewed podium presentation, “Perceived Health Inequities and Quality Improvement Strategies in Primary Care Prevention Initiatives in Rural Philippines: An Implementation Science Approach,” explored health…
Karl Aharonian, Henry Krasner, Jeffrey Martin, Kavita Batra, Meher Yepremyan (all Medicine) published a study "Climate and Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment: A Comprehensive Review and Future Research Guidelines" in the Clinical Ophthalmology journal. This comprehensive review highlights the complex interaction between environmental…
On Saturday, October 26, the American Society for Legal History's President Barbara Welke awarded David S. Tanenhaus (Law; History) the Society’s Craig Joyce Medal to acknowledge and honor extraordinary and sustained volunteer service to the Society.
Jay Shen (Healthcare Administration and Policy, Center for Health Disparities Research), Zahra Mojtahedi, and Pearl Kim (both Healthcare Administration and Policy) recently presented "Palliative Care Services Among Hospitalized Children with Serious and Life-Limiting Conditions in the U.S." at the 8th Public Health Palliative Care International…
The University of West Georgia presented excerpts from Linda Lister's (Music) opera "State of Grace October 24-25, 2004." The scenes were part of the UWG Opera Workshop performance, "The Doors of Life," presented on the main stage of the Townsend Center for the Performing Arts. Composer/librettist Lister directed the opera's premiere at UNLV in…
Olivia Perez (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) was one of three finalists in the Southwest American College of Sports Medicine Undergraduate Student Research Competition. The conference was held from October 25 to 26 in Irvine, California. The title of the presentation was "Input of Sex Data Does Not Affect Metabolic Variables Returned…
Students from the Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences department presented posters at the Southwest American College of Sports Medicine from October 25 to 26 in Irvine, California. Undergraduate students Ciya Clyde (advisor Julia Silvernail) and Myranda Peck (advisor James Navalta), and M.S. Kinesiology students Katsiaryna Afanasyeva…
Tyler D. Parry (Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) published an essay entitled, "Roll, Jordan, Roll Fifty Years Later: Reevaluating the Inspirations, Contributions, and Limitations of the 'Cultural Turn' of the 1970s," in the Journal of Southern History. The article provides a specific reflection upon the enduring relevance of…
Manoj Sharma (Social & Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) co-presented 27 papers at the American Public Health Association’s 152nd Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, MN from October 27 to October 30. Some topics include acupuncture for PTSD, process evaluation of a health disparity reduction program in Nevada, community-based participatory…

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