Nevada
Jason Talaei-Khoei | College of Business
Summary
Dr. Jason Talaei, formerly known as Amir Talaei-Khoei, is a faculty member and Chair of Department of Information Systems at the University of Nevada (UNR)’s College of Business. He holds an MSc in Information Technology from the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden and a PhD in Information Systems from Australian School of Business at the University of New South Wales in Australia. Dr. Talaei has held faculty positions at the University of the Sunshine Coast and the University of Technology Sydney before joining the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) in 2016. As Chair of the Department of Information Systems since 2020, he has driven efforts in the development of cutting-edge programs, including a PhD in Business Administration with concentration in Information Systems and a 4+1 accelerated master’s Program, significantly boosting enrollment. Jason during 2022-2023 was appointed as Interim Associate Dean of the School of Social Work. His research agenda transcends traditional paradigms, with a focus on the intrinsic dimensions of artificial intelligence—particularly explainability—to enhance organizational decision-making. His work has been published in top-tier ABDC A and A* journals and has attracted multimillion-dollar funding from prominent agencies like the NSF, NIH, CDC, and CMS, as well as critical state and international grants. Renowned for bridging academia with industry, Dr. Talaei remains dedicated to advancing technology commercialization, fostering cross-sector engagement, and shaping the future of digital business and information systems.
LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — UNLV turned its student union plaza into a push to save lives as Nevada faces a need for organ donors.
University police and Nevada Donor Network hosted “Dogs, Donuts and Donate Life,” using K9 meet-and-greets and free donuts to get students and staff to stop by, learn about donation, and sign up on the spot.
“Partnering with police agencies, our first responders, is important here during Nationals April’s Donate Life Month because we can spread awareness about organ, eye, and tissue donation together as a trusted community source and also answer any myths or misconceptions, questions people might have about the donation process here in our community,” said Samantha Savalli of Nevada Donor Network.
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People can register at the DMV.
According to Nevada Donor Network, more than 100,000 Americans are waiting for an organ transplant right now including more than 700 people in Nevada. More than 1.6 million Nevadans are already registered as organ donors, but the need is still urgent.
For more information about organ, eye and tissue donation, visit www.nvdonor.org .
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LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Fierce widespread winds return to Southern Nevada on Tuesday!
TODAY
Wind alerts are in place across the Silver State, including HIGH WIND WARNINGS for Esmeralda and Nye County for wind gusts up to 60 mph.
Locally, a WIND ADVISORY will be in effect from 2:00 pm to 11:00 pm today in Clark County for sustained south winds 20-30 mph and wind gusts around 45 mph. Higher wind speeds 50-60 mph will be possible in the mountains. Similar gusty winds will occur across Lincoln County as well.
Rain/snow showers will be possible mainly across northern and central Nevada as this storm passes with the snow level dropping to 5,000-6,000 ft. Around a foot of snow is forecast in parts of the Sierra above 10,000 ft in elevation.
Meanwhile, we’ll see lots of sunshine in Las Vegas with “cooler” high temperatures reaching 86 degrees. That’s down from yesterday’s high of 90 degrees officially at the airport. Winds will start off light, increasing to 15-25 mph sustained winds this afternoon with wind gusts 35-45 mph.
Air quality is ranked ‘good’ to ‘moderate’ for ozone and blowing dust. Pollen levels are ‘low.’
TONIGHT
We’ll see mostly clear skies, gusty winds and colder valley low temperatures dropping to the mid 50s.
Winds will continue out of the southwest, 20-30 mph.
WHAT’S NEXT
Temperatures will drop around 10 degrees by Wednesday with valley highs in the mid 70s. Breezes will linger with west/southwest winds 10-15 mph with gusts around 25 mph.
We have a brief warm-up Thursday and Friday, ahead of another weather maker moving in this weekend. As of right now, weather models indicate breezes picking up Saturday and Sunday (SW winds 10-15 mph with gusts to 25 mph). A slight chance of mountain showers will be possible (20% odds Saturday & 30% odds Sunday on Mt. Charleston).
Temperatures will start warming up again beyond the 7-day with valley highs back in the low 80s NEXT Tuesday through Thursday.
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