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Marta Soligo (Hospitality and Office of Economic Development) participated as a guest speaker at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area Partnership Summit on March 6, 2024. During the event, Soligo shared insights from the research on sports tourism and outdoor recreation she is conducting with the team of the UNLV Tourism Development,…

The Cannabis Policy Institute held a "State of the Industry" panel discussion, the first event in its Cannabis Speaker Series, on March 5, 2024 at the William S. Boyd School of Law's Thomas & Mack Moot Courtroom. The discussion, moderated by Jardín Cannabis Dispensary Chief of Staff Marc Hauser, included a panel of experts: Robin Goldstein,…

Cat Lee (KUNV) has joined the 91.5 Jazz and More family as an on-air personality, bringing with him a wealth of experience in the world of entertainment and a deep love for jazz and eclectic sounds. His dynamic presence and genuine enthusiasm for music make him the perfect fit for 91.5 Jazz and More, which strives to provide listeners with an…

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…

Amanda Melilli (Libraries) has been selected to serve on the 2025 Stonewall Book Awards - Children's and Young Adult literature committee. Sponsored by the American Library Association's Rainbow Round Table, the Stonewall Awards are given annually to books of exceptional merit which feature LGBTQIA+ experiences. Melilli is the head of…

On March 7, Tyler D. Parry (African American and African Diaspora Studies; Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies) gave a lecture at the Clark County Public Library. Parry examined the history of the "Great Migration" to the Las Vegas Valley, in which thousands of African Americans moved to Southern Nevada for economic opportunity and to…

Richard Chang (Psychology) and colleagues published a paper titled, "Testimonios on participatory action research as a critical race approach to studying Southeast Asian American refugee subjects," in the Journal of Social Issues. 

Ph.D. candidate Kristine Jan Cruz Espinoza (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) is one of five scholars across the United States who was awarded a NASPA 2024 Channing Briggs Small Research Grant Award ($5,000 research grant award). This small research grant award will support Espinoza's project, "An Exploratory…

Professor Nantiya Ruan (Law) developed and facilitated a forum discussion on Bias in Ad-Delivery Algorithms at Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations in NYC, which featured academicians in computer science, data privacy and civil rights class action attorneys.