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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.
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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.
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Research In The News
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.
BetBlocker has announced a donation to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) to support research into gambling blocking software, marking its first academic collaboration in the US. The funding will contribute to a study led by the International Gaming Institute (IGI), focused on understanding how blocking software is used and its role in gambling harm prevention.
During Tuesday’s “Seeking Understanding,” a webinar that addressed central issues of problem gambling, Dr. Brett Abarbanel made an interesting comparison to an ecological condition.
The Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM) will stage a timely and crucial webinar addressing central issues of problem gambling. AGEM Director of Responsible Gaming Connie Jones will lead the new 30-minute webinar, “Seeking Understanding,” on March 18th at 9:00 AM PT.
