Division of Research News
UNLV's Division of Research creates a campus environment that supports and promotes superior research, creative, and scholarly pursuits. This ensures that our students and faculty can recognize their full intellectual potential.
Current Research News
Dr. Winn Chatham and his team are forging ahead with their research, bolstered by the promise of more rheumatologists practicing in Southern Nevada thanks to the new fellowship program.
UNLV was recognized with its third consecutive R1 designation for research excellence from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
Headlines and highlights featuring the students and faculty of UNLV.
The associate vice president for research shares how she’s redefining the research infrastructure at UNLV, one grant and project at a time.
From growing the university’s research infrastructure to prioritizing personal passions, David Hatchett makes time to do it all.
UNLV is inspiring our students, fostering innovation, and transforming communities. Here in Nevada and around the world, Rebels Thrive.
Research In The News
Dabbling in cryptocurrency and gambling as a teen, Ed Craven, 29, has become the world’s second-youngest self-made billionaire with US$2.8 billion in net worth by co-founding Stake, the biggest online crypto casino globally.
BetBlocker has also teamed up with the University of Nevada Las Vegas and its International Gaming Institute to support the latter’s research program and provide a more evidence-based approach to important issues that have to do specifically with researching addiction and gambling problems, moving away from anecdotal evidence.
A golfer stands over a 10-foot putt on the 18th green. If he knocks it in, he’ll win a tournament. But he’s just a bit nervous, his heart rate rising and his palms sweating. What if there was a way to alleviate the golfer’s nerves?
BetBlocker on Monday announced a donation to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in support of the university’s International Gaming Institute’s research program. The contribution will help advance academic research on gambling blocking software and its users.
One Tuesday morning in late February, a fan in New York who logged into FanDuel’s online sportsbook would’ve found 33 men’s college basketball games listed to bet on and zero women’s games. That fan could place an online wager on some midmajor men’s contests, such as Western Illinois vs. Lindenwood, Troy vs. Texas State and Bowling Green vs. Eastern Michigan. However, no odds were listed for women’s games involving power conference programs like Arizona vs. Texas Tech or Iowa State vs. UCF.
One Tuesday morning in late February, a fan in New York who logged into FanDuel’s online sportsbook would’ve found 33 men’s college basketball games listed to bet on and zero women’s games. That fan could place an online wager on some midmajor men’s contests, such as Western Illinois vs. Lindenwood, Troy vs. Texas State and Bowling Green vs. Eastern Michigan. However, no odds were listed for women’s games involving power conference programs like Arizona vs. Texas Tech or Iowa State vs. UCF.
