On Feb. 23, 2023, Tyler D. Parry (African American and African Diaspora Studies; Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) appeared on Nevada Public Radio to discuss the history of the Historic Westside and current plans to invest in rebuilding and revitalizing the area.
Doctoral student Liam Johnson (Anthropology) was awarded a Pollitzer Student Travel Grant for up to $500 by the American Association of Biological Anthropologists.
Emily Budd (Art) published her sculptural project, "Climate Patinations," at Neon Door, an immersive literary exhibit. The work presents material research demonstrating how various climates around the U.S. create a unique coloration response, or patina, in cast bronze.
The new book Weird Science of the World by Japanese author Anna Ikarashi features interviews with faculty members Si Jung Kim and Michael Genova (Entertainment Engineering and Design). The interview delves into the future of entertainment technology and the UNLV EED program.
Shane Kraus (Psychology) and Texas Tech colleagues recently published a paper, "Further Understanding the Correlations Between Sexting and Mental Health: Considerations for Sex and Sexual Identity," in Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking.
Sarah Quigley (Libraries) is co-author of "Finding Balance: Collaborative Workflows for Risk Management in Sharing Cultural Heritage Collections Online," available via Pressbooks and OER Commons.
Cass Shum and Wen Jiang (both Hospitality) recently published their paper, "How observed customer mistreatment of supervisors affects employees’ service sabotage: A cross-cultural examination from the deontic justice theory," in the International Journal of Hospitality Management. This paper shows that customer mistreatment of supervisors has…
Jason Flatt (Social and Behavioral Health) recently published with colleagues, “A systematic review of measures of gender and biological sex: Exploring candidates for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD) research,” in Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring. This research highlights current…
Louisa Messenger (Environmental and Occupational Health) co-published a paper titled, "Towards environmental detection, quantification, and molecular characterization of Anopheles stephensi and Aedes aegypti from experimental larval breeding sites," in the journal Scientific Reports.
This study assessed the suitability of using environmental DNA…
With a little guidance from his mother, the new director of Student Diversity Programs is ready to cheer on and empower UNLV's diverse student population.