Stephen M. Miller (Business; Center for Business and Economic Research) and Giorgio Canarella, formerly UNLV, along with Mahdi Ghaemi Asl and Mohammad Ghasemi Doudkanlou published an academic paper, "On the speed of adjustment (SOA) toward the target financial leverage ratios and its determinants: Evidence from the capital structure of the…

Marlena Gatlin and Lisa Davis (both Business) were interviewed for the article, "The Market’s Getting Crowded: UNLV Launches A Fully Online MBA Program For Just $19K," in Poets & Quants.

Lee Business School's financial literacy program was highlighted in a recent New York Times' article on financial literacy education. The article quotes J. Daniel Chi, finance professor and chairman of the finance department, and then describes recent developments in financial literacy education at other universities, including Stanford, Harvard,…

Joe Protopapa (Business), a current member of the Mountain Pacific Association for Colleges and Employers, is serving as co-chair of the Pre-Conference Engagement Committee for the association's annual conference. The conference, a cornerstone event for professionals in the field, will take place in December 2025.

Graduate students Josue Felipe Obando, Nate Boyle, and Tegist Worku (all Business) showcased their exceptional skills at the prestigious Data4Good Competition hosted by Purdue University. After winning 1st place in the regional round, the team advanced to the national stage, earning an impressive 3rd place finish. Their project, "…

Sutirtha Chatterjee (Information Systems) has been honored with the Outstanding Reviewer Award by the European Journal of Information Systems, a prestigious journal on the Lee SARS list. This recognition highlights Chatterjee's exceptional contributions to the peer review process, ensuring the integrity and quality of academic research.

Hamidreza Nikkhah (Management, Entrepreneurship, and Technology) recently published the article, "Strategizing Responses to Data Breaches: A Multi-Method Study of Organizational Responsibility and Effective Communication with Stakeholders," in the Journal of Management Information Systems. This significant achievement focuses on response…

Alyx Phillips from Three Square Food Bank and Environmental and Occupational Health alum, Courtney Coughenour, Sheila Janofsky (both Environmental and Occupational Health), Ian McDonough (Economics), Jason Flatt (Social and Behavioral Health), Samantha John (Brain Health), and Lisa Segler from Three Square Food Bank presented a talk, "…

Won-Yong Oh (Management, Entrepreneurship and Technology) and his co-authors' paper "How Does Media Coverage of Corporate Social Irresponsibility Influence Cross-Border Acquisition Completion? Evidence from Chinese MNEs" was published in the Management and Organization Review. This study examines how media coverage of corporate social…

Martin Alvarez-Lopez, Emmanuel Becerra, Svelania Marino, and Krystka Marinao (all Business) from Team MycoWay earned the $5,000 scholarship prize at the 2024 UNLV Impact Ventures Case Competition hosted by UNLV's Black Fire Innovation. This annual event, presented by Caesars Entertainment, challenged students to design sustainable, for-profit…

Truman Rowley (Accounting) has been honored with the 2024 Outstanding Dissertation Award by the Accounting Behavior and Organizations (ABO) Section of the American Accounting Association. The award was recently announced at the ABO Conference in Montreal, Canada, where Rowley also presented his research, titled "Does 'Making a Difference' Make a…

Scott Jackson and Truman Rowley (both Accounting) recently presented research papers at the 2024 Accounting Behavior and Organizations Research Conference, held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Jackson presented two papers, the first entitled, "CEO Speech Rate Effects during Conference Calls" and the second entitled, “Nonprofit CEO Compensation and…