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Lee Business School News

The Lee Business School advances the knowledge and practice of business; develops business leaders; and fosters intellectual and economic vitality through the creation and dissemination of knowledge and outreach.

Current Business News

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People |

From Deloitte to Wynn Resorts, alumni prove how Lee Business School turns education into career breakthroughs.

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Campus News |

In longstanding tradition, UNLV president will recognize seven students whose academic and community achievements embody the Rebel spirit of the graduating class.

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Business and Community |

UNLV economist Mark Tremblay weighs in on shrinkflation, privacy concerns surrounding personalized pricing, and more.

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Campus News |

From artful storytelling to belly dance, a study abroad fair to global Thanksgiving feast, this year’s International Education Week will infuse campus with extra flair and flavor.

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Business and Community |

UNLV Center for Business and Economic Research marked its 50th anniversary and shared forecasts for Nevada, national economies during 2025 Economic Outlook event. 
 

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People |

The Lee Business School administrative assistant connects students with scholarships that make their academic dreams easier to pursue.

Business In The News

Nevada Independent

For years, Nevada has ranked near the bottom of all states in unemployment rate — and there are few signs of that changing. Since the start of 2022, the Silver State’s unemployment rate has never exceeded 5.8 percent or fallen below 5 percent, marks that are well behind most other states. According to the latest federal unemployment data, 45 states had unemployment rates under 5 percent. But is there significant cause of concern? Or is the stagnant rate expected? According to experts who spoke with The Nevada Independent, it’s a mixed bag.

KSNV-TV: News 3

Station Casinos has officially opened a new high-limit room and parking garage at its Durango location, marking the latest phase of a $100 million expansion. The new garage offers 1,800 free parking spots, allowing patrons easier access to the expanded gaming floor.

Las Vegas Review Journal

As e-scooters and e-bikes have become more popular around the Las Vegas Valley and across the country, the increase in ridership has also helped lead to some grim statistics.

KSNV-TV: News 3

November through January is typically the biggest time of the year we see scams. Often, scammers are using the method of ‘pulling on the heart strings.’ Scams fall into a lot of variety; some are low-key tech – which can be a simple go-fund-me.

Las Vegas Review Journal

All told, UNLV’s Lied Center for Real Estate reported in September that Las Vegas’ housing market was “largely unaffordable for much of the local population.”

Restaurant Hospitality

The U.S. Travel Association recently released its Travel Forecast, projecting little growth in spending for 2025 but a significant decline in international inbound travel.

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Recent Business Accomplishments

Jueer Wang, Jungsun Kim, Andrew Hardin, Ozgur Ozdemir, Ashok Singh (all Hospitality) and Andrew Hardin (Business) published "Perceptions and acceptance of guestroom control technologies: a cross-cultural study," in the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights. The study evaluates whether four predictors from the Unified…
CyberCorps® SFS scholars Hareign Casaclang (Computer Science) and Bianca Ionescu (Computer Science and Information Systems) were selected to present their research on “Self-Hosted Workflow Automation For AI-Based Cybersecurity Operations” at the 2025 Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education (CISSE™) conference that took place at…
Saunak Basu (Information Systems) presented a research paper titled "Explainability in Human-AI Hybrid Decision-Making on Crowdfunding Platforms" at the INFORMS 25 Conference held in Atlanta, Georgia. This study investigates the role of explainability in artificial intelligence recommendations and how it can enhance human-AI collaboration in…
Professor Daniel Chi (Finance) recently presented his research paper, "Information Cost and Information Choice: Evidence from a Broadband Shock," at the annual conference of the Financial Management Association International.  The paper was a semi-finalist for the best paper award.  FMA International is the largest finance academic and…
Aaron Saiewitz (Accounting) completed his term as President of the Accounting Behavior and Organizations (ABO) Section of the American Accounting Association (AAA) by hosting the 2025 ABO Research Conference in Indianapolis. Dr. Saiewitz also had a paper accepted to the conference (presented by a co-author), titled "Clients’ Experiences with the…
Scott Jackson (Accounting) recently presented at the 2025 BYU Accounting Research Symposium held in Provo, Utah. Jackson presented his paper entitled “Nonprofit CEO Compensation and Gender: A Different Context for the Implied Communality Deficit."