Las Vegas, NV – October 23, 2024: The UNLV Sports Innovation Institute (SII) has taken a major step forward in advancing the study of sports performance and innovation in ways […]
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UNLV Sports Innovation Institute Announces 2024 Catalyst Grant Recipients
UNLV Sports Innovation Institute and the Office of Economic Development (OED) are pleased to announce this year’s Catalyst Grant Recipients. This year’s winning proposals include a principal investigator (PI) and […]
Revolutionizing Golf Performance: Seamus Power’s Visit to UNLV College of Hospitality’s PGA Golf Management program
March 27, 2024 This week, UNLV College of Hospitality’s PGA Golf Management program had the privilege of hosting professional golfer Seamus Power. During his visit, Power engaged in a comprehensive golf […]
‘Circus Meets Medicine’: Treating tumblers, contortionists and hair-hangers
The Las Vegas Review Journal featured UNLV emergency physician, Nathan Hollister, and UNLV Sports Innovation Institute’s Director of Sport Science, John Mercer, in their article about the ‘Circus Meets Medicine’ […]
UNLV’s Sports Innovation Institute seizes on growth of industry in region
The Las Vegas Sun interviewed Sports Innovation COO Jay Vickers on the new institute status of the organization. From the story: “As (UNLV) continues to be the intellectual hub of […]
The Making of Champions — and Championship Events
UNLV wrote a spotlight on kinesiology student Dayle Marc Aten, who was a summer intern with the Las Vegas Super Bowl Host Committee. From the story: As senior majoring in […]
8 News Now: ‘It’s really about equity, access,’ internships increasingly moving to hybrid models, paying its interns
Channel 8 News Now interviewed Super Bowl Host Committee interns Masi Sanchez and Dayle Marc Aten. From the story: “I grew up on Guam, and I never thought, you know, […]
Why Las Vegas is Perfect for Sports Innovation and Medicine
Michael Lee Sherwood is the Chief Innovation Officer of the City of Las Vegas. In this article, he gives an overview of the unique elements that make Las Vegas the […]
News 3 LV: Congresswoman Susie Lee secures over $3M in funding for UNLV sports research
News 3 Las Vegas covered Rep. Susie Lee’s efforts to secure funding for UNLV Sports Innovation. From the story: Sports research over at UNLV is getting a big boost from […]
