Ph.D. graduate Wenjia Han, Billy Bai, Carola Raab, and Cass Shum (all Hospitality); and Anjala Krishen (Marketing) recently published their paper, "Will you choose a low-rating hotel that offers promotions? Insights from the prospect theory," in Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing. The paper examines the effects of promotion strategies for…

Janna Bernstein (Business) wrote the Introduction for the new book, Confronting Antisemitism on Campus (Equity in Higher Education Theory, Policy, and Praxis, 14) 1st Edition. For reference, the book "...allows higher education professionals to dive in and consider how their roles on campus impact Jewish students, faculty, and staff.…

Won-Yong Oh (Management, Entrepreneurship, and Technology) and Alex Chackel wrote a business case study published by Ivey Publishing, a leading publisher and distributor of business case studies globally. The title of the case is "Ghost Tree Invitational, Ltd.: Financial Challenges." It describes the financial challenges a non-profit organization…

Associate professor Brach Poston (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences) and senior academic advisor John Starkey (Business) are the recipients of this year's UNLV Academic Advisor Awards. The UNLV Academic Advisor awards recognize individuals with an exceptional record of advising and supporting students. Their award applications have been forwarded…

Jessica Gonzalez, Marisol Pulido, Preston Wong, Gian Cubacub (all Accounting) recently placed third in the national finals of the 2023 Deloitte FanTAXstic case competition. The team was supported by Debra Biordi (UNLV Faculty Advisory), Jae Wong (Deloitte Campus Recruiter), and Marissa Gaumer (Deloitte Advisor). More than 60 teams from top…

Aaron Saiewitz (Accounting) received the AJPT Award for Outstanding Reviewer Performance from Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory. This award recognizes members of the American Accounting Association (AAA) Auditing Section for both the volume and quality of their paper reviews for AJPT, an A-level journal on the LEE journal rankings list…

Lance Nelson (Health Sciences), John Starkey (Business), Marlon Urquico (Honors) and Cheryl Tillotson (Liberal Arts) are the winners of the 2023-24 UNLV Academic Advising Awards presented by the Office of the Associate Vice Provost for Student Success and the Academic Advising Council Leadership Team. These awards recognize individuals that go…

Students Andres Carrasco, Aryah Certain, Allister Dias, Ethan Phui (all Business) competed and won first place in the 13th Annual National Diversity Case Competition (NDCC) hosted by Indiana University's Kelley School of Business January 12-13, 2024. Janet Runge (Business) served as the faculty advisor for the UNLV team. NDCC is a premier…

John Starkey’s BUS 103-1010 students from Lee Business School excitedly embraced the opportunity to collaborate and raise $2,000 for local non-profit organizations in Nevada. By using their entrepreneurial skills and social media platforms, the class exceeded their goal, reaching a remarkable total of $2,879. The chosen non-profit organizations…

Gregory Moody (Business), the director of UNLV’s cybersecurity program, was interviewed by Fox 5 on the prevention of cyber attacks. Last week we learned hackers gained access to tens of thousands of students’ personal information when they attacked the Clark County School District. That information is coming from hackers, so we still don’t know…

Stephen M. Miller (Economics; Center for Business and Economic Research) presented the outlook for the Southern Nevada economy to the Las Vegas Asian Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, Oct. 26 at the Gold Coast Hotel and Casino. The presentation was followed by a Q&A.

Daniel Chi (Finance) presented his research paper, “Information Technology and the Information Content of Financial Markets,” at the 2023 Financial Management Association (FMA) Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois. FMA is the world’s premier association on finance research and education. Chi’s paper was selected as a semifinalist for the best paper…