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November has come and gone in a flash, but UNLV students and faculty delivered some amazing accomplishments that will long be remembered and have left us with much to be thankful for.  

A UNLV College of Engineering team showed Rebel spirit at an international robotics competition, while Office of Economic Development staff opened a new satellite office to assist underrepresented community members with their entrepreneurial dreams. Faculty experts offered hopeful insight on the region’s and nation’s economic outlook, while university scientists helped explain the marvels of outer space. And the world helped UNLV celebrate and remember the bright light of a late campus icon.

For these stories and more, check out the latest installment of UNLV Newsmakers.

Dollars and Sense

• Amanda Belarmino, a hospitality professor and consumer behavior expert, weighed in on the influence of inflation on holiday shopping, travel, dining out, tipping, and gift-giving. She also chatted with media outlets about plans for a new hotel at the Town Square shopping center, as well as announcements that the Formula One race and NCAA Men’s Final Four will be coming to Las Vegas.
  
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• The Lee Business School’s Center for Business and Economic Research released its annual fall Outlook report, which forecast only a mild slowdown for Southern Nevada’s economy over the next 6-12 months despite concerns about a looming recession. CBER director Andrew Woods and research director Stephen Miller lent insight on jobs, inflation, tourism, and holiday season predictions.
  
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• On the gaming side, historian David G. Schwartz chimed in on the rise in casino profits despite inflation. But gaming odds and statistics expert Ashok Singh warned that the current economic situation could impact some gamblers by resulting in a huge chunk being taken out of potential Powerball winnings.
  
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Earth and Space

• Astrophysicist Jason Steffen explained the significance of NASA’s Artemis launch to the Space Race via , , and . He also spoke to () about the flat-earth conspiracy theory.
   
• Economic geologist Simon Jowitt and CBER director Andrew Woods were featured in a piece on lithium mining and Nevada’s role in America’s energy future. Jowitt also spoke to about the potential for LED lights to contribute to carbon reductions, and with about carbon and fossil fuels.
   
• interviewed geoscientist Arya Udry about Martian meteorites.
   
• covered UNLV College of Science researchers’ discovery of a rare mineral that comes directly from Earth's lower mantle.

University Business

• A team of UNLV engineering students and faculty placed 11th in the $10 million ANA Avatar XPRIZE, a global challenge that draws top tech talent to create a humanoid robot that pairs with a human counterpart through wearable technology controlled in real-time: and
   
• and the highlighted UNLV’s Military & Veteran Services Center, which just celebrated 10 years.
   
• President Keith E. Whtifield described how UNLV is transforming the communities that surround and define it on an episode of .
   
• penned a piece for prospective UNLV School of Nursing students on the best ways to score a spot in the online master’s program.
   
• The Office of Economic Development launched an igniter to help Historic Westside residents follow their entrepreneurial dreams, reported the and .

General Roundup

• UNLV College of Fine Arts instructor Clarence Gilyard passed away at age 66. The beloved actor was known for roles in Die Hard, Top Gun, Walker, Texas Ranger and many more: , , , ,
• Two UNLV School of Nursing professors spoke to media outlets about maternal health. Jennifer Vanderlaan did a live interview with about the rise in home births, and nurse midwife Kate Woeber spoke to about C-section recovery.
• As much as people like to hope the pandemic is over, COVID-19 (and the flu, and RSV) are still circulating in the community. Public Health professor Brian Labus spoke with , , , and the
• Is remote work to blame for lower productivity? Communication studies professor Rebecca Rice chimed in via the .
• UNLV Immigration Clinic director Michael Kagan talked to and about the impact of immigration reform on the country’s food supply. He also talked to about a Dreamers deal for undocumented students.
• interviewed computer scientist and cybersecurity expert Yoohwan Kim for a story about the impact of hacking on small firms.
• Marketing professor Marla Royne Stafford’s comments about Olympic mascots were featured in the .
• tapped communication studies professor Natalie Pennington for a piece on friendship “levels.”
• Anthony Cabot, a gaming law fellow with the William S. Boyd School of Law, offered comments for a story about a casino executive.
• A Best Life Online story featuring psychology professor Brenna Renn’s comments on activities to slow cognitive decline was picked up by . She also talked to about a new platform to help find mental health providers.
• Neuroscientist Dustin Hines chatted with about Alzheimer’s risk.