Niki Fullmer and Brittany Paloma Fiedler (both Libraries) co-authored a chapter, “Is it for Me?: Alienation, Assimilation, and Ambition in Academia”, published in the book, Serving Hispanic, Latine, and Latinx Students in Academic Libraries from Litwin Books and Library Juice Press.
Kara Christensen Pacella (Psychology) and colleagues published a new article titled "The Integration of Sleep Research Into Eating Disorders Research: Recommendations and Best Practices" in the International Journal of Eating Disorders.  
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; internal Medicine), following his receiving the UNLV's 2024 Harry Reid Silver State Award and the Outstanding Graduate Faculty Leadership Award, was interviewed this week by New India Abroad, a newspaper for non resident Indians around the world. In his interview, he shares his journey and provides…
Shane Kraus (Psychology) and colleagues have published several papers in the month of June.  The first paper, "Uncovering the most robust predictors of problematic pornography use: A large-scale machine learning study across 16 countries," was published in Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science.  The second paper, "…
Cory Lampert (Libraries) is a member of a group that was presented with the 2024 Dynamic Unit and Impact Award for Quality and Impact of the Work Award from the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). The IFLA Information Technology Section, which Lampert is chairing this year, received the award at the IFLA…
Brisa Rodriguez, Timothy Grigsby, Liliana Davalos Marissa Martinez, and Christopher Johansen (all Social and Behavioral Health) presented on "Associations Between Parent’s Physical Activity and Children’s Weekly Physical Activity Among Latinos in Nevada" and "The Association Between Personal Perception of Weight Status and BMI among…
Christopher Johansen, Liliana Davalos, Brisa Rodriguez, Marissa Martinez (all Social and Behavioral Health), along with Miguel Fudolig (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), presented, "Parental acculturation and its association with preschool aged child's health behaviors in Nevada," at the 9th Biennial National IDeA Symposium on Biomedical…
Su Kim Chung (Libraries) was a guest on the first live episode of Milk Street Radio podcast recorded at The Beverly Theater. The episode, Live From Las Vegas! Dive Bars, the Best Table in Town and Old-Time Vegas Faves, featured a discussion with Chung on the history of some of Las Vegas’s most fascinating restaurants.
Kenny Do, Emily Sagalow, Richard Wang, Oluwafunmilola T. Okuyemi, Jo-Lawrence Bigcas (Otolaryngology) published a report detailing two cases of occult thyroid carcinoma (OTC) in Cureus. This rare phenomenon involves thyroid metastasis to locoregional lymph nodes without an identifiable primary tumor in the thyroid gland. There are many…

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