Division of Research News
UNLV's Division of Research creates a campus environment that supports and promotes superior research, creative, and scholarly pursuits. This ensures that our students and faculty can recognize their full intellectual potential.
Current Research News
UNLV-led research team uses wastewater surveillance to suss out C. auris strains with greater precision, paving way for potential new therapeutic development.
Interdisciplinary team will perform computational modeling, experimental design, and develop AI database to identify natural materials for rapid construction in challenging environments.
Report reveals operators and regulators with high ambitions but significant gaps in governance, oversight, and AI maturity.
New Ph.D. graduate Taylor Gerson credits faculty for putting her on the path toward graduate research.
For IGI's community programs manager, the answer is always 'YES' when it comes to supporting career development in youth.
The mergers, measured one month apart in 2024 by LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA collaboration, advance scientific understanding of the nature of black hole formation and fundamental physics; offer evidence of "second-gen" black holes.
Research In The News
Mahsa Pashaeimeykola, a Ph.D. student in public health at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, talked about her study, “Exploring factors influencing cessation of gambling behavior using the Theory of Planned Behavior among college students,” on gambling as a public-health issue among young adults. Some 20 million U.S. adults report problematic gambling, while college students are particularly vulnerable, with as many as 14% meeting the criteria for problem gambling. That also correlates with problems with alcohol and drug use, she said. In their survey of students, some 40% could be categorized as moderate risk for problem gambling.
AI is changing all kinds of industries. So what impact is it having on casinos and gambling? A first-of-its-kind UNLV report explores how the gaming industry is tapping into AI.
The proposal comes days after Fertitta Entertainment agreed to acquire Caesars Entertainment, putting two of the largest U.S. casino operators at the center of major takeover deals.
With the Vegas Golden Knights set to open the Stanley Cup Final against the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday, the series is already being felt far beyond the ice. Southern Nevada businesses and workers are poised to benefit from a surge in sports-driven spending.
With the Vegas Golden Knights set to open the Stanley Cup Final against the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday, the series is already being felt far beyond the ice. Southern Nevada businesses and workers are poised to benefit from a surge in sports-driven spending.
It's the second major casino purchase offer in two months, but it didn't surprise one longtime observer of the Las Vegas gaming business.
