In The News: Department of Psychology
In this episode, Joe interviews the Co-Founders of Tesselate Therapeutics: Dr. Rochelle Hines, Ph.D. (also the CEO and an Associate Professor at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ), and Dr. Dustin Hines, Ph.D. (the CSO as well as an Assistant Professor at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ).
The live chat function in Zoom classes helped students feel more comfortable, according to a recent University of Nevada, Las Vegas study.
Women much more enthusiastically embraced the live chat function during pandemic Zoom classes than men, according to a new University of Nevada, Las Vegas (51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ) study. Researchers hope the data could be a key to broadening underrepresented groups' access to STEM disciplines as colleges incorporate technology into hybrid and even in-person courses.
From meditation to physical activity, these evidence-based activities have shown to improve or preserve your brain's ability to think, learn or remember while aging.
Well before the pandemic, Raymond Renshaw knew the danger of letting students get into the habit of avoiding school.
At yesterday’s International Center for Responsible Gaming (ICRG) Conference on Gambling and Addiction in Las Vegas, Shane W Kraus, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ, and Joshua Grubbs, Ph.D., Bowling Green State University, revealed a potentially huge and alarming discrepancy between problem gambling amongst the military community compared with civilians.
Research by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ) and Bowling Green State University has indicated that problem gambling is 3.5 times higher among active military personnel compared to the general population.
The International Center for Responsible Gaming (ICRG) Conference on Gambling and Addiction took place yesterday. During the event, notable industry specialists unveiled an alarming statistic that shows members of the military are much more vulnerable to gambling addiction.

For decades, mainstream culture has associated psychedelics with impairing the mind rather than improving it. But advocates, researchers and officials are starting to paint a different picture—that substances including magic mushrooms, mescaline, LSD and MDMA can actually help treat serious mental health issues.

For decades, mainstream culture has associated psychedelics with impairing the mind rather than improving it. But advocates, researchers and officials are starting to paint a different picture—that substances including magic mushrooms, mescaline, LSD and MDMA can actually help treat serious mental health issues.

There’s no reason for Las Vegas parents to fear conversations about critical race theory occurring at their children’s schools.

There’s no reason for Las Vegas parents to fear conversations about critical race theory occurring at their children’s schools.