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February was a month of excitement at 51�Թ������ܿƴ�. The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians gifted $9 million to 51�Թ������ܿƴ�’s William F. Harrah College of Hospitality as well as the William S. Boyd School of Law — a historic agreement to bring a tribal gaming emphasis to the world’s leading hospitality school and bolster the nation's only master's program in gaming law. Additionally, 51�Թ������ܿƴ� political science and history professors commented on Nevada’s 2020 Democratic Caucus to prominent national and international news outlets.

Historic Gift to Enhance Tribal Gaming Education

In February, the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians gifted 51�Թ������ܿƴ� with $9 million in a historic agreement to support course development and an endowed chair at the William F. Harrah College of Hospitality. The gift will also provide curricular, faculty, and program support at the William S. Boyd School of Law. The agreement is a stepping stone for the blending of tribal gaming into the world’s leading hospitality and gaming program along with adding an emphasis of tribal gaming to the country’s only master’s degree program in gaming law. 

• SBC Americas, CDC Gaming Reports, 51�Թ������App Review-Journal, 51�Թ������App Sun, Gaming Today, The Nevada Independent, KSNV-TV: News 3

Love is in the Air

Valentine’s Day was one to remember this year, thanks in part to historians and experts at 51�Թ������ܿƴ�. From the holiday’s true beginnings, to why humans  kiss, 51�Թ������ܿƴ� professors spanning multiple departments offered insight on topics surrounding this Hallmark holiday. 

• 19th-century pop culture expert Elizabeth Nelson spoke to BYU radio and KSNV-TV: News 3 about the true history of Valentine’s Day

• Anthropology experts Shelly Volsche and William Jankowiak’s research was featured in a Yahoo Style UK article about why humans kiss.

• Katherine Hertlein, a professor in the  Couple & Family Therapy program at the 51�Թ������ܿƴ� School of Medicine, spoke to The AAMFT Podcast and Mashable about online dating.

2020 Presidential Caucus

The 2020 Nevada democratic caucuses took place on Feb. 23, and professors at 51�Թ������ܿƴ� were called upon by major news outlets to give their insight on all things politics. From the importance of pronouncing Nevada correctly, to the results of the 51�Թ������App debate, 51�Թ������ܿƴ� experts were featured prominently in the conversation. 

• How the Iowa Caucus affected the Nevada Caucus

  • The Washington Post, The Globe and Mail, CNBC, 51�Թ������App Sun, KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

• The Significance of Nevada in the 2020 Presidential Race

  • The New York Times, NBC News, Business Insider, ABC News, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle (twice), Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, Brookings, The 74

• 51�Թ������App Debate Preview and Highlights

  • Time (twice), U.S. News & World Report, USA Today, The Conversation US, The Boston Herald, Salon, CNBC, Voice of America, 51�Թ������App Review-Journal

• 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidates visit 51�Թ������ܿƴ�

  • 51�Թ������App Review-Journal, 51�Թ������App Sun (twice), KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

• What is the Correct Way to Say Nevada?

  • The New York Times, Mental Floss

• Voter turnout on Day of Caucus

  • NPR (twice), Salon, 51�Թ������App Sun

• Culinary Union’s Role in the Election

  • The National Interest, Vox

Expensive Car = Rude Driver?

• FOX Business, Yahoo! Finance, CNN, People, DailyMail, KSNV-TV: News 3, KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

Coronavirus: Separating Facts from Myths

As of March 4, COVID-19 has spread to 78 countries, including the U.S., prompting the World Health Organization to raise its risk assessment of the virus to “very high.” With concern over the virus spreading, several 51�Թ������ܿƴ� experts have been called upon by a variety of news outlets to provide their expertise on both the virus and its impact on businesses and the economy.

• Center for Business and Economic Research Director Stephen Miller on how the fear of coronavirus is affecting the global economy:

  • KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

• Public Health professor Brian Labus provided information about the coronavirus, along with tips on how to prevent the spread of the virus:

  • The Conversation, Forbes, Nature, 51�Թ������App Review-Journal (also features Brian Hedlund), The Verge, Vegas PBS, The Week

• Gaming historian David Schwartz spoke about the effect of the coronavirus outbreak on 51�Թ������App:

  •  Los Angeles Times

• Dr. Evelyn Montalvo Stanton of the 51�Թ������ܿƴ� School of Medicine said the key is to educate parents on the symptoms of the coronavirus: 

  • 51�Թ������App Review-Journal

General Expert Roundup

• Hospitality professor Mehmet Erdem spoke to The Washington Post about hotel-room Bibles.

• Brandon Eddy, Couple & Family Therapy Program professor, offered his expertise to on how dads go through a second puberty. 

• The New York Times quoted Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West director Rob Lang about Nevada’s growth following the Great Recession.

• Public health professor Brian Labus weighed in on how to prevent the flu in Business Insider.