UNLV
UNLV study of traumatic injuries caused by vehicle crashes gets half-million dollar grant
Findings show aggressive driving, speeding on the rise in Nevada.
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Findings show aggressive driving, speeding on the rise in Nevada.
Environment
The Economic Development Administration awarded $749,037 with a $750,000 local match to the Accelerate Electric Nevada project.
Education
By Suzanne Potter This story was originally published by Public News Service. Higher-education experts are promoting a new way to rank colleges and universities, proposing an Economic Mobility Index (EMI) measuring whether the school creates a path to the middle class, instead of the traditional rankings. The nonprofit think tank
Arts & Entertainment
By Willie Puchert LAS VEGAS — Maryland Parkway is a street east of the Las Vegas Strip, which has a block across the from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) campus that in the 1990s was lined with record stores, cafés, shops, bars and restaurants, most of which are gone
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By Suzanne Potter This story was originally published by Public News Service. LAS VEGAS–Open-source textbooks, free for anyone to use, are a rising trend at colleges and universities looking for a way to make higher education more affordable, and now the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) is on
Environment
By Natalie Bruzda Submitted by University of Nevada, Las Vegas LAS VEGAS–Geochemists at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, have discovered a new mineral on the surface of the Earth. There’s just one catch: it shouldn’t be here. The mineral — entrapped in a diamond — traveled up to
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LAS VEGAS—A new scholarship opportunity opens Nov. 1 for immigrant students who hope to attend University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The university is partnering with TheDream.US to provide scholarships for students who are DREAMers who have DACA or temporary protected status, or who came to the country before
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By Suzanne Potter This story was originally published by Public News Service CARSON CITY, Nev. — Infant mortality went up 18% in Nevada in the years immediately preceding the pandemic, one of the topline findings of a new report from UnitedHealthcare. The 2021 America’s Health Rankings report on the Health
Nevada Current
By Jeniffer Solis This story was originally published by Nevada Current. HENDERSON–Residential water consumption in Southern Nevada spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Looking at water billing and usage from the Henderson Water District covering all
Health
LAS VEGAS–Michael Easter says Americans are too comfortable. That willingness to be comfortable, and not leave our comfort zones, is affecting our physical and mental health. It’s the premise of the University of Las Vegas journalism professor’s new book, “The Comfort Crisis,” released for sale this week.
Agriculture
By Jeri Davis, This Is Reno CARSON CITY–The University of Nevada, Reno, has often been regarded as the state’s only land grant institution. It’s a designation established by the Morrill Act of 1862 and later expanded under the Hatch Act of 1887 and Smith-Lever Act of 1914
Environment
After pandemic delays, about 50 students on Team Las Vegas gear up for UNLV’s third showdown in the international Solar Decathlon sustainable homebuilding competition. Submitted by Keyonna Summers, UNLV LAS VEGAS–First you hear it, then you see it. UNLV students clad in hard hats and face masks huddle
Nevada Current
Submitted by Natalie Bruzda, University of Nevada Las Vegas LAS VEGAS–For veterans returning from deployments and years of active military service, enrolling in and succeeding at college, and transitioning to civilian life, can be a daunting task. Add in a worldwide pandemic and the corresponding isolation, the transition can