Jason Smith (Accounting) and his co-author John Keyser from Arizona State University recently published their paper, “Private Equity and Public Accounting: New Development or Variation on a Theme?” in Accounting Horizons. Investigating the recent surge of private equity investors acquiring stakes in U.S. CPA firms, the study examines the roots of…

Eric Chiang (Economics) published an article on active learning in large-enrollment economics courses in the Spring 2026 issue of EconEdNews, the newsletter of the American Economic Association's Committee on Economic Education (pages 4–5). Drawing on the challenges of auditorium-style classrooms, such as fixed seating, noise, and limited student–…

Daniel Chi (Finance) was featured in a recent article in the Las Vegas Review-Journal on his role in advancing financial literacy education for Nevadans. The article also mentioned Chi’s second mission: to help turn the Las Vegas Valley, long heavily reliant on tourism and gaming to power its economy, into a financial hub. Chi recently…

Tashauna Stewart (Lee Business School Advising Center) recently presented on innovative approaches to advisor wellness and professional sustainability at the 2026 NACADA Region 8/9 Conference in San Diego, California. Her session, titled "Beyond the Desk: Fostering Advisor Wellness Through Micro-Externships," highlighted the Lee Business School’s…

Kevin McVay (College of Sciences Advising Center) and Charlene Gonzales (Career and Professional Development Office, Lee Business School), alongside colleagues Andrea Aduna from San Diego State University and Derek Furukawa from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, recently presented at the 2026 NACADA Region 8/9 Conference in San Diego, California…

UNLV’s Rebel Recon team recently took first place in the national CISA-recognized Social Engineering Competition (SEC). The team is made up of graduate students Shanzeh Aslam, (Computer Science; Information Systems), Hareign Casaclang, (Computer Science; CyberCorps SFS Scholar), Bianca Ionescu, (Computer Science; Information Systems; CyberCorps…

Hamid Reza Nikkhah (Information Systems) has published a research article in Information & Management, a leading journal in the field of Information Systems. This interdisciplinary study examines the rapidly evolving domain of Cybercrime by integrating insights from both information systems and criminology fields. Drawing on a…

Team UNLV took first in the nation in the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE) Cyber Games Invitational. This win comes after the competition's regional event which saw 1,100 students from across the nation compete for the opportunity to test their skills at the Invitational. Led by Layer Zero, the team was comprising…

Rajiv Kishore (Information Systems) was recently invited to visit five major universities in China for academic exchanges with faculty and students. The universities visited include: a) Fudan University, Shanghai; b) Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province; c) Renmin University of China, Beijing; d) Shantou University,…

Helena Otero, Juan Otero, Shaima Mahamud, Iqra Faisal, and Emtiaz Emon (all Business), MBA and MIS students on UNLV's Business School team, brought home two awards from the International Collegiate Business Strategy Competition. This five-month competition challenged the team to think strategically, make decisions under pressure, and apply…

CyberCorps SFS scholars Hareign Casaclang (Computer Science) and Bianca Ionescu (Computer Science; Information Systems) recently had their research paper, "Self-Hosted Workflow Automation for AI-Based Cybersecurity Operations," published in the Spring 2026 edition of the Journal of The Colloquium.  The journal is published by the Colloquium…

Nadia Pomirleanu, Ph.D., (Marketing and International Business) and Shahab Zargari (Fine Arts) were awarded the iRDA Creative Media, Entertainment, and Cultural Industries grant to support interdisciplinary initiatives examining how experiential marketing strategies shape engagement within the creative industries. This interdisciplinary grant…