Hikmet Loe (Art) met with American Institute for Conservation (AIC) conference attendees at artist Robert Smithson's earthwork, Spiral Jetty. Situated along the north shore of Great Salt Lake, the work engendered conversations regarding the upkeep that earthworks may require, and the ideas of entropy the artist espoused that leads its owner and…

On May 23, 2024, Satish C. Bhatnagar (Mathematical Sciences) addressed the research students in science and engineering departments of the JC Bose University of Science and Technology, Faridabad. His topic was on the Challenges While Working on Ph.D. Degrees in Mathematical Sciences. Earlier on the same day, as a chief guest, he also recognized…

Farhad Shokoohi (Mathematical Sciences) and his collaborators have published a paper in Biomolecules titled, "Identifying Differential Methylation in Cancer Epigenetics via a Bayesian Functional Regression Model," as part of the Special Issue on DNA Methylation in Human Diseases. The paper introduces an efficient method for identifying…

Nicholas B. Irwin (Economics) has been appointed as the Research Director at UNLV’s Lied Center for Real Estate. In this role, Irwin will expand the Center’s research program in both the academic and policy arenas. He will also work with Shawn J. McCoy, Lied Center Director, to further enhance Lied’s strong reputation in the state and local…

Ann McGinley (Law) had her article entitled "Religious Accommodations in the Dobbs Era" published in the Chicago-Kent Employee Rights and Employment Policy Journal, a peer-reviewed labor and employment journal. 

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) coauthored an article within the GBD 2021 Diseases and Injuries Collaborators team titled, “Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and…

Nancy Lough (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education; UNLV Sports Innovation Institute) was featured in episode 10 of the City Cast Las Vegas podcast. In this episode she does a deep dive into the complexities of endorsements, sponsorships, pay-to-play in pro sports, and how we can get to pay parity for women's sports.

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) coauthored an article within the GBD 2021 Forecasting Collaborators team titled, “Burden of Disease Scenarios for 204 Countries and Territories, 2022-2050: A Forecasting Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021” in the journal, Lancet (Impact factor 168.9). The article…

Anthony King (Psychology) presented his research titled "Are College Students More Likely to Problem Gamble if They Were Raised in Las Vegas? An Analysis of Early Gambling Exposure and Its Relationship to Gambling in Adulthood" at the 17th Annual Nevada State Conference on Problem Gambling.