Rick Darnold (Business) recently received a continuation of a previous patent issued (#10,039,240), a "Device for monitoring and controlling water flow," which includes a staged triggering protocol when water flow and or water pressure deviates from "learned" norms in one or more watering stations. With the drought conditions…

Kim Nehls (Marketing and International Business) recently presented the keynote presentation at the National Orientation Directors Association conference at UNLV.

Emir Malikov (Economics) recently had his paper, "Estimation of Firm-Level Productivity in the Presence of Exports: Evidence from China's Manufacturing," accepted by the Journal of Applied Econometrics with co-authors Shunan Zhao and Subal C. Kumbhakar.

Shellie Brattain (OIT) and Dana Angioni (Business) co-chairs of the Family Advocacy Committee recently presented in the 2020 National Association of College Auxiliary Services/Association of College Unions - International-sponsored webinar "Why Lactation Suites are Important for Supporting Families." Attendees learned about lactation…

Jack Schibrowsky and Nadia Pomirleanu (both Marketing and International Business) co-advise the UNLV American Marketing Association (AMA) collegiate chapter, and the team will defend last year's championship at the AMA annual case competition in March. The UNLV team has been chosen as one of 11 finalists to present its plan to executives…

Lisa Davis (Business) recently received the 2019 Senior Administrative Faculty Award, an award voted on by the Lee Business School faculty and staff. The award is presented annually to an administrative faculty member who has worked within the business school for five or more years and models behavior including a positive and…

Honghui Deng (Management, Entrepreneurship & Technology) presented "International Trade: The Current Chinese Trade Environment and its Impact on Business" at the Global Information Partners Information Management Forum CIO Spring Roundtable earlier this month in Las Vegas. The forum is a vendor-free, enterprise-wide membership for IT…

Breann Wickson (Marketing and International Business) recently received the 2019 Classified Staff Award, an award voted on by the Lee Business School faculty and staff. It is presented annually to a classified employee who models behavior, including a positive and professional attitude, respectful of institutional policies, helpful to co-…

Paulette Tandy (Accounting) recently received a $10,000 grant from the Internal Audit Foundation for The Institute for Internal Auditors' (IIA) Internal Auditing Education Partnership (IAEP) program that will be used to hire a teaching assistant to help with the internal auditing classes and continuing to implement the program at UNLV.…

Justin Griggs (Lee Business) recently received the 2019 Junior Administrative Faculty Award, an award voted on by the Lee Business School faculty and staff. The award is presented annually to an administrative faculty member who has worked within the school for one to five years and models behavior including a positive and professional…

Won-Yong Oh (Management, Entrepreneurship, and Technology) wrote a case study that has been published by Case Centre, the U.K.-based leading publisher distributing business case studies globally. The title of the case is "Fast Retailing: Uniqlo's Expansion into the USA." It describes the key challenges that Uniqlo, a Japanese fast-fashion company…

Eda Anlamlier (Marketing and International Business) received the Undergraduate Research Mentor award from UNLV's office of undergraduate research for her ongoing work in advancing quality research and mentoring students on campus — two initiatives directly linked to the Top Tier initiative.