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Jerry Schefcik (Art), chair of the Nevada Arts Council Board, chaired the board review and approval of a total of $533,676 in grant funds to be awarded to various arts organizations and artists statewide. Approved grants include project grants for artists, organizations, and arts learning projects in support of a range of arts activities such as…

Len Jessup (The Lincy Institute) was recently appointmented as a Lincy Institute Fellow. Jessup will support the center’s work on economic development with a focus on bolstering Southern Nevada’s startup ecosystem, attracting venture capital, and growing the region’s health care economy. Read the full announcement here.

Sidath Kapukotuwa, Tara Nerida, Manoj Sharma (all Social and Behavioral Health), and Kavita Batra (Medicine) published an article, “Utilization of the Multi-theory Model (MTM) of Health Behavior Change to Explain Health Behaviors: A Systematic Review,” In the journal, Health Promotion Perspectives (Impact Factor: 2.4). The article synthesizes…

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) has been ranked in the top 0.5% of all scholars worldwide (of about 29 million ranked) by ScholarGPS. This platform provides rankings of individuals and institutions Overall (in all Fields), in 14 broad Fields (such as Medicine, Engineering, or Humanities), in 177 Disciplines (such as…

Anthony King, Shane Kraus, and Gloria Wong-Padoongpatt (all Psychology) published an article titled, "Can positive play deficits explain the associations between posttraumatic stress symptoms, gambling motives, and problem gambling? Results of a national U.S. sample," in the Journal of Gambling Studies. 

Erika Marquez (Environmental and Occupational Health), Amanda Haboush-Deloye, and Jose Melendrez (both Public Health) along with colleagues published an article on "Harnessing Community Coalition Action Theory (CCAT) for Building Resilient Communities: A Case Study of the NV Minority Health and Equity Coalition" in the Journal of Participatory…

Professor Stephen Caplan (Music) recently had a second, revised edition of his authored work, The Breathing Book for Oboe, published by Mountain Peak Music.

David G. Schwartz (Ombuds) recently published a post on Informed Informality, his blog that considers people, organizations, conflict, and culture, among other things. The post shares an amusingly tongue-tied moment Schwartz endured and shares some thoughts about how we can communicate more clearly. He also discusses, perhaps at too great a length…

An article by associate professor Amanda Belarmino's (Hospitality) is featured in the summer 2024 edition of Gaming & Leisure Magazine. The article, "Impact of Live Sports on Vegas Gaming Spend," (pg. 45) discusses the changing landscape of sports betting in Las Vegas amidst the rise of professional teams.