Accomplishments: Lee Business School
On Oct. 29, UNLV's Kerestesi Center for Insurance and Risk Management welcomed more than two dozen insurance professionals from across the country for Insurance U: Back to School, an interactive learning experience designed to connect students with the people and practices shaping the insurance industry.
Representatives from Allied World and…
Sharmistha Roy (Social and Behavioral Health, Ashis K. Biwas (Management Information System), and Manoj Sharma (Public Health, Internal Medicine) published an article titled “Sociodemographic, behavioral, health, and health care access factors associated with frequent mental distress among non-Hispanic multiracial U.S. adults: A 2023 BRFSS with…
Caroline Zhang, J. Daniel Chi, Jagdish Mehta, Siegfried Anyomi, Robin Vitiello, Steven Borgna, and Yi Xiao (all Finance) attended the Teaching Personal Finance Conference at Stanford University. The conference provided an opportunity to exchange ideas, share insights, and learn from educators and researchers from around the world.
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Ubalaeze Solomon Elechi (Business), a graduate student in UNLV's dual MBA/MHA program, is the lead author of a study recently published in the Cureus Journal of Medical Science examining the relationship between hospital participation in health information networks and patients' reports of discharge information.
The researchers analyzed data from…
At the recent Accounting Behavior and Organizations (ABO) Research Conference in Baltimore, Aaron Saiewitz (Accounting) organized and served as a panelist for a session entitled "Thinking Outside the (Text)Box! Panel & Breakout Session on Innovative Research Methods." His talk focused on incorporating communication and other interactivity…
The Theta Omicron chapter of Beta Alpha Psi at UNLV Lee Business School has earned Gold Chapter status for the 2025–26 academic year. The chapter received international recognition at Beta Alpha Psi's 2026 annual meeting in Baltimore, Maryland.
Gold Chapter status recognizes chapters that exceed the organization's standard requirements for…
Scott Jackson (Accounting) recently presented at the 2026 Accounting Behavior and Organizations (ABO) Research Conference, held October 15–17 in Baltimore, Maryland. Jackson presented “The Channel Is the Message: CEO Gender and Investor Responses to Earnings Disclosures,” co-authored with Kun Liu (Henan University). Jackson also had two other…
Lisa Davis (Business) and Tiffany Schmier (Advising) are the recipients of the 2026-2027 UNLV Academic Advisor Awards. The UNLV Academic Advisor awards recognize individuals with an exceptional record of advising and supporting students. Their award applications have been forwarded on to the NSHE level Academic Advising Awards for the…
Robert M. Cornell (Accounting), faculty in the Lee Business School, with colleague Rick C. Warne, published From Disruption to Discipline: A Collaborative Approach to Embedding Al in Accounting Education and Practice in The CPA Journal, July/August 2026.
The article discusses how artificial intelligence (AI) is already transforming accounting…
The UNLV Cyber Clinic took gold last night at the Stars of Nevada Governor’s Points of Light Awards in the Collegiate Community Leadership category. The Governor’s Points of Light celebrates the individuals and organizations who help make a vibrant future for all Nevadans by generously donating their time and talents in our communities.…
Rajiv Kishore (Information Systems) served as a faculty mentor at the Mid-Career Faculty Consortium, “Building Momentum at Mid-Career: Pathways to the Next Level,” held as part of the 2026 Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS). He also served as a panelist for the consortium’s academic leadership forum, “Exploring Leadership and…
Bianca Ionescu (Cybersecurity), Master of Cybersecurity student and CyberCorps SFS scholar, was invited to present a talk at the OSINT for Good Community at DEFCON 2026. Established in 1993, DEFCON is the world's largest hacking and security conference.
Ionescu's presentation, "Classical OSINT Using AI" focused not on 'artificial…