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…

Cass Shum (Hospitality) and her two co-authors received the "Best Paper Award" at the APac ICHRIE Conference in Macao at the end of May. Their paper "Woke washing won't work: The effects of inclusive cues on online employee review sites on job seekers' application intentions" was authored by Shum, Carrie Zhang, Ph.D. '22 from City University of…

Tiange Xu (Hospitality), Shane Kraus (Psychology), and colleagues recently published a paper, "Problem gambling in the crypto era: A study of gambling motivations and cognitive distortions amongst cryptocurrency traders," in the Public Health​​​​​​. Their research examined the prevalence of problematic gambling behaviors among…

Tiange Xu (Hospitality), Shane Kraus (Psychology), and colleagues recently published a paper, "Beyond Sports Betting Legalization: Comparing Problem Gambling Risk Patterns in Legal and Illegal States," in the Journal of Gambling Studies. Their research examines how problem gambling risk factors differ between states with legalized sports betting…

Researchers at the International Gaming Institute — Ph.D. student Mana Azizsoltani (Hospitality), undergraduate student Cesar Lozoya Martinez (Hospitality), and research scientist Piyush Puranik (International Gaming Institute) — showcased their research at the prestigious GLI Regulators Roundtable 2025, held on April 17 in Las…

Nevada's Indian Territory recognized Tammi Tiger (Hospitality), director of the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians Tribal Education Initiative, for Travel Nevada's Excellence in Tourism Awards. Nevada’s tourism industry came together last week for the 32nd annual Rural Roundup. Held this year at the Aquarius Casino Resort in Laughlin, Rural…

Cervantes Lee (Business; Hospitality), with co-authors Zihui Ma (Hospitality) and Linchi Kwok from Cal Poly Pomona, published "Multi-Unit Restaurant Management," now available through Kendall Hunt Publishing.  The book provides in-depth strategies and practical insights for managing multi-unit restaurant businesses — a fast-…

The Transportation Research Center (TRC) recently participated in the 2025 Pacific Southwest Region (PSR) University Transportation Center (UTC) Annual Congress at the University of California, Berkeley. Assistant research engineer Juliana Byzyka (TRC) presented their project titled, “A Methodology to Evaluate Complete Streets Development in Small…

UNLV executive chef Joshua Cosby (Event Services) was selected to compete in the 2025 Aramark Collegiate Hospitality Culinary Excellence (ACE) Regional Competition and ACE spotlights Aramark’s culinary talent in alignment with American Culinary Federation (ACF) standards. It provides an opportunity for Aramark chefs to showcase their passion…

Associate professor Cass Shum (Hospitality) recently published her paper, "Synthesizing MeToo: a meta-analysis of workplace sexual harassment in hospitality and tourism," in the International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management with college alumna, Carrie Yunxuan Zhang '23 (City University of Macau). The article…

Renata Fernandes Guzzo (Hospitality), in collaboration with professors from the University of Houston and Texas A&M University, recently published an article in the Journal of Business, entitled, "Designing cognitively and emotively attractive urban service environments for prospective employees: An application of biophilic design…

Amanda Belarmino (Hospitality), Christopher Cain (Hospitality, PGM), and Junghoon Lee (Hospitality, PGM - current PhD. student) recently published a case study, "Examining the Impact of Learning Styles on Anxiety Coping Mechanisms for Hospitality Students: A Case Study of Future and Current Golf Professionals" in the Journal of Hospitality…