Just like your radio dial is tuned to holiday hits 24/7, UNLV has its education dial tuned to continuous knowledge. The turkeys are out of the oven, but our monthly news stories are still cooking.
By expanding our efforts to help guide policy on the growing cannabis market and explaining why the Las Vegas F1 Grand Prix is the latest example of the city’s new sports economy, UNLV continues to look toward ‘future.
Plan for tomorrow
UNLV launched the first Cannabis Policy Institute, which will work to develop policy and increase our educational opportunities with microcredentials and executive education. The institute’s ambitions include hosting the first national cannabis policy summit next year:
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THE UNLV Pantry is increasing its ability to combat food insecurity on campus with the addition of a new van. A partnership with Three Square Food Bank and the Molasky family makes this new addition possible, as covered KLAS-TV: 8 news now.
Sports media giant ESPN is partnership with the International Gaming Institute at UNLV with the aim of advancing responsible sports betting practices and analyzing their media impact. The IGI will develop a program with a $200,000 investment from ESPN, which will be dedicated to staffing, research, outreach and operational needs. Executive Director of the IGI Brett Abarbanel‘s comments have appeared in publications such as Nevada Independent, Initiated to the game, Sports handleAnd Casino.org.
And Rebel football continues to build on a massive year, winning nine games for the first time since the ’80s and advancing to their first-ever Mountain West Conference championship game. Quarterback Jayden Maiava won conference rookie of the year honors, kicker Jose Pizano was named special teams player of the year and first-year head coach Barry Odom became coach of year in the Mountain West. The Rebels head to the Guaranteed Rate Bowl on December 26 in Phoenix, Arizona. Here are some media highlights from the Rebels’ successful season:
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Vroom Vroom
Whether you’ve spent the last few months dodging traffic or simply have a need for speed, you probably have a few opinions about F1. The Las Vegas Grand Prix set the eyes of the sports world on Las Vegas for the swankiest, glitziest race ever conceived outside of Mario Kart.
From hotel prices to the impact on tourism, F1 has been covered nationally with the help of UNLV experts, including a history professor. Michel Greendirector of the Center for Commercial and Economic Research André Boishospitality professor Mehmet Erdemand tourism researcher Marta Soligo:
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UNLV students also got in on the action. KVVU-TV: Fox 5 covered a UNLV college of engineering class that teaches students to build tiny autonomous versions of racing cars in preparation for the international F1Tenth competition. And KTNV-TV: ABC 13 highlighted a partnership with a race committee through which hospitality students diverted food waste from landfills and back into the community.
Travel and economy
As United Airlines rolled out a new boarding method, dozens of outlets registered with an astrophysicist. Jason Steffen — creator of the “Steffen Method” plane boarding process — for his thoughts on alternative boarding strategies: Wall Street Journal, Nation News, NBC4 Washington, Jalopnik, iHeartRadio’s Ross Kaminsky Show, KCRW, EuroNewsand the Las Vegas Review Journal.
Aviation historian and former airline pilot Dan Bubb spoke to Better life And Travel + Leisure (twice) on the quietest and safest seat on a flight, plus why you should never sleep during takeoff or landing.
During the uncertainty surrounding a culinary workers’ union strike on the Las Vegas Strip, a hospitality professor Bill Werner and professor of economics Stephen Miller have been featured in dozens of media outlets, including the New York Times, Fortune, ABC NewsAnd Associated Press.
Dean of the William S. Boyd School of Law Léa Chan Grinvald co-wrote an article for The conversation which examined the property rights, trade secrets, cybersecurity, data privacy and consumer rights that arise when consumers and their mechanics leverage car data to diagnose and repair.
KVVU-TV: Fox 5 featured several UNLV professors as part of the station’s “Ask the Experts” series. Cybersecurity Program Director Gregory Moody Talk about precautions parents should take regarding information about their children following a hack of the Clark County school district; historian Michel Green told the history of hospitality industry strikes and employee walkouts by Las Vegas Strip employees; Lee Business School André Bois discussed the impact of sport on the Southern Nevada economy; and law professor Rubén Garcia discussed the state of unions.
Health
Dean of the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine Marc J. Kahn discussed the benefits of virtual anatomy for medical students with Slate.
Is a psychiatrist or therapist best suited to your mental health needs? Forbes discussed training and education of psychiatrists with a psychiatry expert Lisa Durette.
Fox News interviewed UNLV medical student Kenny Do about the shortage of primary care doctors in Nevada and what his class hopes to see change.
THE BBC, Radio 4, VanguardiaAnd Mirror were among the media that cited a kinesiology expert Janet Dufek about the benefits of walking backwards and the unique improvements it can have on physical and mental health.
Infectious disease expert Brian Labus reviewed the precautions taken in vaccination against mosquito-borne Chikungunya virus with Health Line. Labus also spoke to Health concerning an airport surveillance program monitoring the spread of several viruses such as influenza, and to Very good health on the trajectory of COVID-19 boosters.
Professor at the School of Dentistry Sonal Shah was cited in a Fashion show magazine article that asked dentists about unexpected habits that lead to cavities.
Several media outlets have reached out to UNLV for advice on how to beat those lonely and anxious “holiday blues.” UNLV PRACTICE Director Michelle G. Paul speak with The messengerwhile KNPR interviewed a social work professor Natasha Mosby and therapist Vaida Kazlauskaite.
Culture
History teacher Michel Green joined the New York Times to look back at the life of casino magnate Don Laughlin and his influence on Nevada.
THE Boston Globe sought-after fashion historian Deirdre ClementeThe expertise of for an article on the evolution of dress codes in the workplace.
THE Associated Press And KLAS-TV: 8 news now spoke about the importance of having a process for handling juvenile homicide cases with a law professor David Tanenhaus.
Research from the political scientist Austin Wang was referenced in a New York Times article on disinformation in the China-Taiwan feud. He also spoke to Taiwan News and wrote an essay for Wainao on the subject. In the meantime, Voice of America interviewed Wang about Taiwan’s new representative to the United States.
Reuters featured comments from a law professor Jeffrey Stempel regarding any sort of ethical rules, the Supreme Court follows.
Law professor Benjamin Edwards published an opinion article in The hill about Elon Musk’s lawsuit against Media Matters. Reuters And Wealth management also thought about FINRA.
Professor of communication studies Emma Frances Bloomfield was quoted in two Southern California News Group articles – one on Christian churches’ views on climate change and another on navigating difficult conversations about climate change at the family holiday dinner table.
