Tiange Xu (Hospitality) received a $3,000 research stipend award from UNLV's International Gaming Institute and the Nevada Council on Problem Gambling for his research study examining problem gambling and mental health disorders in Nevadan university students. His mentors for the project are Brett Abarbanel (International Gaming Institute) and Shane Kraus (Psychology).
These funds were provided by the Nevada department of public and behavioral Hhalth to encourage scholars from Nevada to contribute to the field of problem gambling.