“Before March 2020, Nevada led the country in producing new jobs,” said Jonas Peterson, president and CEO, Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance (LVGEA). “Our economic development plan was working, and our economy was consistently becoming more diverse.” Across the state, manufacturing, logistics, distribution, technology and healthcare sectors were growing. In February, Nevada’s unemployment rate was 3.6 percent.

A master’s degree in any fine art, whether creative writing, music or studio art, can be a tricky thing. Students graduate with a valuable advanced education: polished technical skills and an in-depth understanding of theory, history and contemporary issues. But they don’t finish with the clear-cut career path of, say, a dentist or a lawyer.

SHOWGIRLS IS BAD. This is close to a universally accepted truth. A lot has been written about how and why Paul Verhoeven’s 1995 stripper saga is bad. Some say it’s simply astoundingly bad; some argue its badness is a species of exotic camp worthy of cult-movie status; others make the case that the film is a satire whose badness is part of its stinging commentary.

Advocating for oneself in a medical appointment is challenging, even in your native tongue. Medical jargon is a barrier in any language. What happens in Las Vegas when a pandemic hits and foreign tourists and residents who are not fluent in English exhibit signs of COVID-19? Coronavirus does not discriminate. Yet, will the frontline healthcare workers be prepared to care for patients from other cultures? Standardized Patient Educator and Theatre Translator Gigi Guizado de Nathan describes the development of a simulation to teach medical students how to bridge the communication gap with underserved populations. If a novel use of translation, at the nexus of art and science, with a humanitarian objective piques your interest, this is the presentation for you.

A $3.4 million grant will allow the UNLV School of Public Health to expand contact tracing efforts.

A $3.4 million grant will allow the UNLV School of Public Health to expand contact tracing efforts.

The UNLV School of Public Health is expanding its COVID-19 contact tracing program.

On Friday, the UNLV School of Public Health announced it is expanding its contact tracing program. The school received a $3.4 million grant from the State of Nevada to allow for the expansion.

Over one million people have died from COVID-19, including 200,000 in the United States alone. As we anxiously wait in our homes for quarantine to be over, health and state officials are working on a plan for when a vaccine is finally ready. On this Nevada Week, we discuss Nevada's timeline.