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Lee Business School News

The Lee Business School advances the knowledge and practice of business; develops business leaders; and fosters intellectual and economic vitality through the creation and dissemination of knowledge and outreach.

Current Business News

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Campus News |

The program, which is now accepting applications for the fall, prepares students for an industry experiencing record demand.

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People |

The second place winner of the 2024 Classified Employee of the Year award winner goes the extra mile to make 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ a better place.

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People |

This two-time Classified Employee of the Year award winner keeps the dean's office at Lee Business School in shipshape.

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Business and Community |

Foundation’s generous $735,000 donation will offset tuition for first cohort of new 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ bachelor’s degree in insurance and risk management, which will launch this fall.

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People |

Why the entrepreneur and two-time graduate is bringing his expertise back to 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's cybersecurity classes.

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People |

Neilsen Scholar heads for law school to help others pursue justice.

Business In The News

New York Times

A cannabis dispensary might seem like an unlikely place to play mahjong, the Chinese tile game typically associated with older Asian and Jewish adults, but that’s where Leah Flacco showed up on a recent Wednesday evening in Manhattan.

Nevada Current

Gov. Joe Lombardo made righting Nevada’s economy a focus of his gubernatorial campaign. Now, as he begins his quest for re-election in 2026, critics contend he has failed to fulfill two central promises – to make housing more affordable and to lower the unemployment rate.

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

The Federal Reserve voted June 18 to keep interest rates at its current of 4.25% to 4.5% range. Since then, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has explained their decision making and what leads into a decision like this.

KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ is paving the way for a new generation of professionals in a high-demand field, officially launching Nevada’s first-ever bachelor’s degree program in Insurance and Risk Management.

Insurance Journal

When school begins at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, students will have a chance to undertake a bachelor’s degree program in insurance and risk management.

KNPR News

Clark County’s population is expected to hit 3 million by 2045, according to new projections from the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Center for Business and Economic Research.

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Recent Business Accomplishments

Marla B. Stafford (Marketing and International Business) has been named a winner of the inaugural AAA-EAA Collaborative Research Competition, jointly sponsored by the American Academy of Advertising (AAA) and the European Advertising Academy (EAA). Her co-authored submission, "Betting on Better: How Cause Marketing Strategy by Gambling Companies…
Wonyong Oh (Management and Entrepreneurship) has been honored by Ivey Publishing, as one of his business cases, "Netflix: International Expansion," was recognized as an Ivey Classic, ranking #5 among the 25 most-used Ivey cases of the past decade (2015–2025). The case explores the strategic challenges faced by Netflix and remains widely…
Scott Jackson (Accounting) recently published a case study, "A COVID-19-Related Fraud at Applied BioSciences Corp.: What Are the Lessons?" in Issues in Accounting Education, the premier educational journal in accounting. The case, co-authored with Paul Ordyna (University of Missouri - St Louis) and Srini Ragothaman (University of South…
Jingwen Yang (Marketing and International Business) recently published "Towards the Integration of Precision Medicine in Psychiatric Care Delivery: Evaluating the Impact of Clinical Guidelines on Drug-Related Adverse Events" in Journal of Operations Management.  The study investigates the impact of the Clinical Pharmacogenetics…
Marla Royne Stafford (Marketing and International Business), Ph.D., made a presentation, "Marketing is Responsible Gambling: Ensuring Effective and Authentic Marketing Strategies," at the 2025 Nevada State Conference on Problem Gambling.
Aaron Saiewitz (Accounting) and his co-authors, Mary Kate Dodgson (Lehigh University) and Marcus Doxey (University of Alabama), recently had their paper, "Examining the Use of Trait Skepticism Feedback in Auditor Training," accepted for publication in Accounting Horizons. Their study used an experiment to test the efficacy of a new audit firm…