Adam Garcia (University Police Services, Southern Command) has been selected to serve on the Nevada Police Foundation Board of Directors. The foundation provides support to law enforcement officers and their families in times of need such as the death of an officer and subsequent assistance to the family, a major medical incident that results in a…

Alumna Nasim Binesh ('22 PhD Hospitality Administration) and Amanda Belarmino, Ashok K. Singh, and Carola Raab (all Hospitality) and colleague Jean-Pierre Van der Rest published a new study "Forecasting hotel room prices when entering turbulent times: a game-theoretic artificial neural network model" appeared in the International…

Alumnus alumnus Tevfik Demirciftci (’20 PhD Hospitality Administration) and professors Amanda Belarmino and Carola Raab (both Hospitality) authored article, "An application of choice-based conjoint analysis to measure willingness to pay for casino buffets" was recently published in the International Hospitality Review. The article posed the…

Laurencia Bonsu, Sidath Kapukotowa, Anita Chatterjee, Asma Awan, and Manoj Sharma (all Social and Behavioral Health) presented a paper, “Implications derived from a qualitative study on gambling behavior among older adults” at the UMTEB International Scientific Research Congress-XIII held on June 29-30, 2023, in Paris, France. This study was…

Yeunkyung Kim (Healthcare Administration and Policy) and Jihye Kim (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) published an article, "Association of Sources of COVID-19 Information With Vaccine Uptake, Preventive Behaviors, and Perceived Severity of COVID-19," in the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (JAMDA).

David G. Schwartz (Ombuds) recently published a post on From the Ombuds, the official blog of UNLV's Ombuds Office, about how a recent travel snafu inspired him to think seriously about just what makes people so frustrated that they could scream.  For more information about the Ombuds Office, visit its website. 

Jin Ouk Choi (Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction) received an outstanding leadership award from the Korean-American Construction Engineering and Project Management Association on June 27, 2023, during its annual meeting. The outstanding leadership award is awarded "in recognition of unwavering dedication and…

Kristin Vierra, Aldo Barrita, Gloria Wong-Padoongatt and Rachael Robnett (all Psychology) published a paper, "Critical action to redress systemic oppression: a person-centered approach," in the Frontiers in Psychology Journal. Their study explores what drives people to engage in more versus less impactful forms of action to resist…

Congratulations to Holmes Scholars Mayra Marquez-Mendez and Adjoa Mensah (both Education PhD candidates) on helping to develop, plan, and support the inaugural Science Summer Institute for Elementary and Middle school teachers in CCSD. With more than 100 participants accepted to the institute, this NSF-funded professional learning…