Las Vegas resident and retired engineer Sulekh Jain, Ph.D., has recently published a book on Jainism highlighting the fundamentals of thought-provoking Jainism practicing ideals. Below is the excerpt from the newly released 380+ pages book – Potpourri of Jainism. “What is ahimsa or non-violence? Is it just the absence of violence, or is it something more? Is ahimsa or non-violence even possible in today’s world? How does one interpret the meaning of war from the lens of ahimsa? Or how does one apply this concept to our own life? How can one learnRead More

University of Nevada, Reno, Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor Pradeep Menezes has been appointed as the associate editor of Tribology Transactions. The journal contains experimental and theoretical papers on friction, wear, lubricants, lubrications, materials, machines, and moving components from the macro to the nano-scale. Before joining UNR, he worked as an adjunct assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) and as a research assistant at the University of Pittsburgh. Per the UNR published report, Dr. Menezes’s productive research career has produced over 85 peer-reviewed journal publications (citations over 3000, h-indexRead More

University of Nevada, Reno Extension is excited to welcome Sabina Malik as a community health specialist to help direct programming in southern Nevada in areas such as community health, food systems, student nutrition and gardening. In her new role, Malik will focus on increasing awareness of the many health and nutrition resources and opportunities that Extension programs offer to the community in order to encourage healthy eating and activity and increase wellness in southern Nevada. Malik plans to help enhance the school-wellness policy, which is federally mandated within every school districtRead More

Asian Chamber of Commerce is again offering an academic scholarship to students of Asian descent. This year the Chamber is offering ten scholarships in the amount of $2,000 each to deserving students. Deadline to apply is March 3rd, 2023. The Chamber is interested in the character that exists deep inside each student and the best ways to get a glimpse of this character is to see his or her willingness to help others. The scholarship process primarily looks at each student’s record of service to our community and what he/sheRead More

UNLV ingenuity is addressing that hazard, with a polymer invented on campus playing an important role in developing battery cases that reduce fire risk. The state’s Battle Born Venture program provided pre-seed funding to Quantum Copper, a Las Vegas startup based in the UNLV Black Fire building that makes use of the battery-safety technology invented by Pradip Bhowmik, a longtime UNLV organic and polymer chemistry professor. Bhowmik’s 2016 discovery makes polymers more fire resistant without the use of halogenated compounds such as chlorine and bromine, which retard fires but can be harmful to theRead More