Dr. Jeffrey Cummings (Brain Health), research professor and Director of the Chambers-Grundy Center for Transformative Neuroscience at UNLV, was presented with a medal from Erik Ramanathan, the U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden, for his lifetime of work in Alzheimer’s research during a ceremony honoring the 10 previous winners of the…

Yoohwan Kim (Computer Science) recently presented as part of a panel at the “Insight Q3: FinTech in Las Vegas” exclusive event hosted at Switch World Headquarters for key Las Vegas investors and stakeholders leading Southern Nevada’s economy. The event, organized by the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance and Cox Business, focused on the strengths…

Kingsley C. Ukandu (Mathematical Sciences) presented part of his work with Rachidi B. Salako (Mathematical Sciences) in a 30 minute talk titled "Structure of the Endemic Equilibria Set of an Epidemic Network Model as the Dispersal Rate of the Susceptible Population Varies" at the American Mathematical Society sectional meeting on "Recent…

Cordero Roche (UNLV Sports Innovation Institute) served as a distinguished panelist at the Las Vegas Lights’ inaugural "Work in Sports Night" held at Cashman Field. During the event, Roche provided valuable insights into his academic background, his extensive experience working with professional sports teams as a Sport Scientist and Strength…

Hans Rawhouser (Management, Entrepreneurship and Technology) published a paper in Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice — one of the world's top three entrepreneurship journals — on how entrepreneurs in weak entrepreneurial ecosystems gain knowledge. The paper is based on interviews with entrepreneurs in Central America, but yields insights…

Brett Abarbanel (International Gaming Institute, Hospitality) was an invited speaker at Columbia University's College of Engineering for their inaugural Symposium on AI and Sports, on the future of technology and fan engagement. She spoke alongside the MD of the MIT Sports Lab and the AI Team Lead for the New York Yankees.

Dr. Thomas Irons (Medicine) presented a quickshot entitled “Risk Factors for DVT in Pediatric Trauma Patients: A 5 Year Review of the NTDB” at the 83rd Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma. Dr. Irons worked with faculty Dr. Jared Griffard on the project.

Alexa Bejinariu (Criminal Justice) was selected as a Faculty Fellow with the Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention (I-GMAP) at Binghamton University for the 2024-25 academic year.  

Bret Birdsong (Law) was a panelist for the 2024 Nevada Native Vote Forum hosted by the Four Directions Native Vote.