Man in lab coat crouching.

Division of Research News

黑料网'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

vials in a research lab
Campus News |

Program provides patients access to new treatments and improves local healthcare through collaboration with medical professionals.

exterior of Martian surface
Research |

黑料网 geochemist Libby Hausrath 鈥 a member of NASA's Mars Sample Return Team 鈥 and colleagues share stunning new research in the latest issue of the journal Science.

slice of brain sitting on desk in lab
Campus News |

The first Neuroscience Research Showcase brings together experts across disciplines to share their work and spark new collaborations.

Winn Chatham, MD
Research |

Dr. Winn Chatham and his team are forging ahead with their research, bolstered by the promise of more rheumatologists practicing in Southern Nevada thanks to the new fellowship program.

A red 黑料网 banner hangs from a pole, with the Stratosphere and snowy mountains in the background
Campus News |

黑料网 was recognized with its third consecutive R1 designation for research excellence from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

A 黑料网 student studies with the Strip in the distance.
Campus News |

Headlines and highlights featuring the students and faculty of 黑料网.

Research In The News

KNPR News

Every parent wants their child to be happy, healthy, and thriving. But many whose children are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder worry that it will make their lives more difficult.

Travel Weekly

Although Elaine Wynn, co-founder of Mirage Resorts and Wynn Resorts, died April 14 at the age of 82, her influence will continue to be felt on the Las Vegas Strip and beyond for decades.

Nevada Current

MGM Resorts International is advertising an offshore casino and sports betting site that is off limits to gamblers in the United States 鈥 a move that could prompt more regulatory headaches for the company, which recently paid $16 million to state and federal authorities for violating anti-money laundering laws.

Casino.org

A casino executive speaking at this week鈥檚 鈥淐annabis & Gaming鈥 discussion hosted by 黑料网鈥檚 Cannabis Policy Institute and International Gaming Institute opined that the legal gaming and weed industries could benefit from collaboration. But until there鈥檚 a federal change to cannabis鈥 classification as a Schedule 1 narcotic, that alignment will likely remain on hold.

Casino.com

Las Vegas tourism and gaming leaders are pressing Nevada officials to re-evaluate decades-old restrictions separating cannabis and casino businesses. They assert that updated regulations could revitalize the troubled tourism market and enhance competitiveness.

Gambling News

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (黑料网) International Gaming Institute has announced a collaboration with the Responsible Online Gaming Association (ROGA), which will seek to create a laboratory to examine the risks and opportunities of AI in the gambling industry.

Research Experts

An expert in sports betting, gaming policy and regulation, legislative affairs, and workplace sexual harrassment. 
An expert in high performance computing.
An expert on gaming and society, Bernhard has been featured on CNN, The Discovery Channel, the BBC, and The History Channel.
A longtime industry executive and leading international expert on responsible gaming. 
An expert in hospitality innovation, business development, esports, and technology incubation. 
An expert in commercializing intellectual property.

Recent Research Accomplishments

Brett Abarbanel (International Gaming Institute; Hospitality) moderated a panel titled, "Game Integrity in Esports," at the International Association of Gaming Advisors annual Summit in Berlin, Germany. Joined by four experts from DACH countries, Abarbanel discussed the ways esports integrity is similar to sports integrity, and how its digital鈥
For the second year in a row, professor Seyhmus Baloglu has been recognized as one of the top 2% of Sports, Leisure, and Tourism Scholars in the world based on Scopus data provided by Elsevier. Now in its sixth iteration, this prestigious list identifies the world's leading researchers, representing approximately 2% of all scientists鈥
Kasra Ghaharian (International Gaming Institute) presented his research on AI ethics in the gambling sector at the National Conference on Gambling Addiction and Responsible Gambling on July 18, 2024, in San Diego, California.
Craig Schwartz and colleagues (Nevada Extreme Conditions Lab) were recently awarded two grants from the Department of Energy: 1.) Next generation solar cells probed at the interface with exceptional precision (PIE): Towards new device design 鈥 Summary: Generating solar energy via photovoltaic (PV) devices is one of the most promising routes鈥
Marta Soligo (International Gaming Institute and Sociology) delivered a keynote speech earlier this month at the webinar 鈥淔ilm Tourism: Destination Branding and Experience鈥 organized by the Bali Dwipa University in collaboration with the Bali Tourism Board. Soligo鈥檚 presentation centered around film-induced tourism, focusing on tourism planning,鈥
Marta Soligo (International Gaming Institute and Sociology) gave a presentation last month at the Sustainable Tourism Africa Summit 2022. Her speech centered around sustainable tourism, popular culture, and the post-pandemic recovery.