Topic: Research

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Research | May 20, 2010

Recreation is an important part of an individual's social behavior and it is playing a more critical role in the lives of older adults by contributing to an improved quality of life.

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Research | May 19, 2010

A Harrah Hotel College professor is studying different ways the guest's resort experience can be enhanced through the senses.

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Research | May 4, 2010

Forty percent of Las Vegans surveyed say they'd leave Nevada if they could live anywhere they wanted. One local leader is taking a step to change that.

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Research | April 19, 2010
With the sounds and smells of a hospital assaulting their senses, nursing students learn from their mistakes in advanced training facility.
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Research | April 15, 2010

When alumnus Jim Holland finished his thesis, "climate change" was far from being coined. Thirty years later, the work has been dusted off to help researchers predict the evolution of Southern Nevada's desert ecosystem.

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Research | April 12, 2010

Las Vegas has had a legendary reputation for its ability to adapt and reinvent the visitor experience. But today's economy is stressing even the most stable and promising corporations in the world. Does this mean hope is dwindling for recovery and Las Vegas as we know it?

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Research | April 12, 2010

For nearly 40 years before the downturn of 2008, the gaming industry had been touted as "recession-proof." But, as the economic downturn intensified and the national gambling spend declined, it became clear that consumer demand for casino gambling was indeed sensitive to larger economic fluctuations.