In The News: Division of Research
Bo Bernhard, the executive director of the International Gaming Institute at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, was named to the Philip G. Satre chair in gaming studies at the University of Nevada, Reno.
Parasitic bacteria that are entirely dependent on the other bacteria they infect have been discovered for the first time, in human spit. The tiny cells have gone undetected for decades, but appear to be linked to gum disease, cystic fibrosis and antimicrobial resistance.
The so-called Millennial generation of young adults in the United States – those born between 1977 and 1995 – are more likely to respond emotionally to a casino brand than to the incremental benefits of a casino loyalty programme.
The attorneys sat next to each other on one side of Ballroom H. The judge, a former gambling regulator, sat on the other side of the room, flanked by a podium bearing the logo of the Mirage. The jurors, not “12 Angry Men” but 38 casino industry experts, sat in the audience considering both sides of the case.
Students beware: a self-driving minibus will be rolling through the University of Nevada Las Vegas by the end of the year.
Making sense of big data is often likened to finding a needle in a haystack. But a dean at UNLV’s engineering college says he’s improved the analogy. Organizing big data is more like finding one-tenth of a needle in a haystack, argues Rama Venkat, head of the Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering. “(And) there are not enough scientists to figure out what is in it,” he said.
There are now newer and taller resorts, but few opened with the splash that happened on the Strip in 1989. It was the Mirage.
World IP Day Workshop, organized by UNLV’s Office of Economic Development will take place Friday, May 6, 2016 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM at The Innevation Center. Speakers at the event will discuss how intellectual property impacts digital creativity.
Look for the hospitality industry to take a greater interest in hackathons in the months ahead.
Las Vegas Boulevard might be the most recognizable address in the country.
Andre Wilsenach knew very little about the casino industry when, in the 1990s, he was named to a commission examining whether South Africa should legalize gambling.
Perhaps this was on your mind this morning when you were getting ready for work: Pressure-induced Tetrahedral to Orthombic Phase Transition in MgF2.