Amy Reed-Sandoval (Philosophy) and undergraduate philosophy majors and minors Gloria Lara, Jenifer Lissett, and Skylar Jones-Speaber, published "Philosophy for Children as Trauma-Informed Pedagogy: Lessons from the Las Vegas Philosophy for Children Initiative" in The Routledge Handbook to Public Humanities Scholarship.
David G. Schwartz (Ombuds) recently had a conversation with host Adel Aali of the History Behind News podcast about the history of gambling. The program, which is committed to making in-depth history researched and written by scholars enjoyable and accessible to everyone, is available on multiple platforms. The hour-long discussion touched on many…
Jason Flatt (Social and Behavioral Health) has been enlisted by Social Issues Theatre to provide guidance on the development for the Enable Me Theatre Pilot Program.
Social Issues Theatre has unveiled the Enable Me Theatre Pilot Program, a pioneering initiative aimed at revolutionizing dementia care. By employing innovative techniques such as…
Joel Snyder (Psychology), Erin Hannon (Psychology), and Reyna Gordon (Vanderbilt University) published an article titled, "Theoretical and empirical advances in understanding musical rhythm, beat and metre," in Nature Reviews Psychology.
David G. Schwartz (Ombuds Office) recently published a post on informed informality, his blog that considers people, organizations, conflict, and culture, among other things. The post, inspired by a recent New Student Orientation event and a training opportunity, explores why and how we prepare for low-level conflict.
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Andrew Kauffman (World Languages and Cultures) published a research article titled, “Anticipatory Self-Martyrdom: The Image of Christ’s Crucifixion in Ai Qing’s Poetry” in the forthcoming issue of the journal Modern Chinese Literature and Culture. The article explores how one of modern China’s most famous poets, Ai Qing, employed crucifixion…
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) published an interdisciplinary research article titled, “Explaining the barriers faced by veterinarians against preventing antimicrobial resistance: An innovative interdisciplinary qualitative study,” with researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, Hormozgan…
Students Kenny Do and Eric Kawana (Medicine) published a systematic review in the Journal of Clinical Medicine discussing the use of bone wax for total hip and knee arthroplasties. Blood loss is a serious complication that patients can experience when undergoing these orthopedic procedures. This systematic review found that the use of bone…
Tim Grigsby (Social and Behavioral Health), Andrea Lopez (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), Ying Guo (Environmental and Occupational Health), and Sheniz Moonie (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), along with students and faculty from UNR, UTSA, and CSN published a paper on "Non-response to ACE items is associated with demographic variables and health…
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.