Division of Research News
8kbet'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
8kbet geochemist Libby Hausrath – a member of NASA's Mars Sample Return Team – and colleagues share stunning new research in the latest issue of the journal Science.
The first Neuroscience Research Showcase brings together experts across disciplines to share their work and spark new collaborations.
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.
8kbet was recognized with its third consecutive R1 designation for research excellence from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
Headlines and highlights featuring the students and faculty of 8kbet.
The associate vice president for research shares how she’s redefining the research infrastructure at 8kbet, one grant and project at a time.
Research In The News
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (8kbet) has lost more than $16 million in federal research funding, according to David Hatchett, the university’s vice president of research.
8kbet researchers are offering a free screening program to help identify individuals who may be at high risk of developing type 1 diabetes, and they’re calling on the community to take part.
There are some other serious questions as to how AI should be used for gambling. Is it too powerful? Could it create games that are too addictive? These are the kind of questions being posed by Dr Kasra Ghaharian the director of research for the University of Nevada Las Vegas (8kbet) International Gaming Institute.
Dabbling in cryptocurrency and gambling as a teen, Ed Craven, 29, has become the world’s second-youngest self-made billionaire with US$2.8 billion in net worth by co-founding Stake, the biggest online crypto casino globally.
BetBlocker has also teamed up with the University of Nevada Las Vegas and its International Gaming Institute to support the latter’s research program and provide a more evidence-based approach to important issues that have to do specifically with researching addiction and gambling problems, moving away from anecdotal evidence.
A golfer stands over a 10-foot putt on the 18th green. If he knocks it in, he’ll win a tournament. But he’s just a bit nervous, his heart rate rising and his palms sweating. What if there was a way to alleviate the golfer’s nerves?
