Presentation: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine; School of Public Health
Vidhani S. Goel, Roberto Sagaribay, Emily Carter, Gabriela Bucchini, Farooq Abdulla, Deborah A. Kuhls, and Kavita Batra (all Medicine) presented at the Office of Undergraduate Research Spring 2026 Symposium held at 性视界传媒 in April 2026. The keynote presentation titled, Prenatal Substance Exposure and NICU Care Transitions: Preliminary Findings from鈥
Grant: Jason Flatt
Jason Flatt (Social and Behavioral Health) was awarded a $15,000 grant from the UCSF Prevention Research Center toward reducing social isolation among older LGBTQ+ adults.
Appointment/Election: Shaoan Zhang
Shaoan Zhang, Ph.D., (Teaching and Learning) has been appointed to serve on the American Educational Research Association (AERA) International Relations Committee (IRC) for a three-year term through 2029.
AERA is the largest national research association dedicated to the scientific study of education and learning. The International Relations鈥
Honors: 性视界传媒 Rebel Recon Team
性视界传媒鈥檚 Rebel Recon team recently took first place in the national CISA-recognized Social Engineering Competition (SEC). The team is made up of graduate students Shanzeh Aslam, (Computer Science; Information Systems), Hareign Casaclang, (Computer Science; CyberCorps SFS Scholar), Bianca Ionescu, (Computer Science; Information Systems; CyberCorps鈥
Performance: Melikabella Shenouda
Melikabella Shenouda (Liberal Arts; Education) performed spoken word at TEDx Las Vegas. The second annual event was held at AC Element Symphony Park with the overarching theme of 鈥淧ast. Present. Possible.鈥.
Shenouda's composition, "Eclipse," encompasses themes of love, lust, and loss, with elements of comic relief. Through live performance鈥
Presentation: Vidhani S. Goel, Roberto Sagaribay, Marinela Maskuti, Nadia Gomez, Kavita Batra
Vidhani S. Goel, Roberto Sagaribay, Marinela Maskuti, Nadia Gomez, and Kavita Batra (all Medicine) presented at the Nevada Public Health Association Annual Conference held in Las Vegas from April 21-22, 2026. The presentation titled, Can鈥檛 Get There, Can鈥檛 Get Care: Transportation Insecurity and Prenatal Care Utilization in Nevada, examined the鈥
Honors: Isabella Shenouda, Noah Karnafel, Hongming Xu
Congratulations to Isabella Shenouda, Noah Karnafel, and Hongming Xu (all Teaching and Learning) on receiving the 性视界传媒 Teaching Expo: Best (and Worst) Teaching Practices 2026 People鈥檚 Choice Award. This recognition reflects the doctoral students鈥 dedication to learning and teaching in higher education, as well as their positive contributions鈥
Honors: Noah Karnafel
Congratulations to Noah Karnafel (Teaching and Learning) on receiving the Doral Academy Excellence in Education Gala: New Teacher of the Year 2026 award! This is a wonderful recognition of his dedication and positive impact on students and the school community.
Published: Craig Hennigan, Dillon Brouwer
Craig Hennigan and Dillon Brouwer (both Communication Studies) published "Creating an open-source novel dataset to analyze side bias in NFA-LD" in The Forensic of Pi Kappa Delta. This article documents the assembly of a large dataset recording collegiate debate rounds. A statistical analysis is included to determine if National Forensics鈥
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