Articles by Angela Ramsey
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A World of Opportunity for UNLV Interns
Students are getting the professional experience of a lifetime with the help of a new Strip resort and its Rebel-led executive team.
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Are Casinos Making the Right Bet When it Comes to Slots?
UNLV researchers discover that a common strategy to increase play time on slot machines simply doesn’t add up.
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The Hotel of the Future is Here
Housekeeping robots and meltable bedsheets are no longer the stuff of sci-fi. Here's how UNLV and industry partners are helping to steady a shaken hospitality industry through innovative product development.
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Pandemic Hospitality Tech Here to Stay
Technology and an innovative workforce are helping the hospitality industry move forward as guests begin to resume travel.
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Rising to the Occasion
How pandemic-weary Hospitality College faculty, students, and alumni turned uncertainty into an opportunity to innovate toward recovery
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Hospitality Alumni Pearls of Wisdom: Lexy Coley
Passionate about serving others, this alumna knows genuine hospitality matters.
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Hospitality Alumni Pearls of Wisdom: Peter Arceo
Feeling lucky to have found his calling, this alumnus hopes to empower others to reach their full potential.
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Expanding the Economic Outlook for Her People
With a gaming-centered master’s degree newly in hand, UNLV Hospitality grad Margaret Simpson is bringing powerful leadership to her tribe’s Oregon casino.
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The Man Who Started it All Passes Away at 91
In a 2017 interview, Jerry Vallen, founding dean of the Hospitality College, looked back at the early days of the school.