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K.V.V.U. T.V. Fox 5

New funding opened a program at UNLV last year to attempt to make a dent in the teaching shortage at the Clark County School District. The first cohort graduated from the Professional Pathways Project this summer and are now teachers at the school district.

The Futures Archive

On the final episode of season 2 of The Futures Archive, Rachel Lehrer and Lee Moreau explore pleasure with a conversation about the vibrator and women's control over their bodies. With additional insights from Lynn Comella, Ti Chang, Jenny Winfield, and Mireille Miller-Young.

K.T.N.V. T.V. ABC 13

Clear, concise, and accurate messaging has always been key in the early days of a virus's spread, and experts in infectious diseases aimed to deliver that at a monkeypox town hall at the LGBTQ Center Thursday evening.

Advanced Science News

Researchers refute a hypothesis that the human brain shrank 3,000 years ago as a result of the transition to living in modern societies.

Inverse

A pandemic program could help reveal the true threat of antibiotic resistance to public health.

K.T.N.V. T.V. ABC 13

People looking for information regarding the latest monkeypox outbreak will have an opportunity to speak with health experts during an in-person town hall event hosted by the LGBTQ+ Center of Southern Nevada.

Ira's Everything Bagel Podcast

This week, Ira spoke with Tyler D. Parry, author of Jumping The Broom, The Surprising Multicultural Origins of a Black Wedding Ritual. In this academic episode of Ira’s Everything Bagel, Tyler talks about the historical narratives vs memories of Jumping The Broom; viewing the tradition through the paradigm of resistance; the efforts of black writers to revisit the ritual; the unifying feature of jumping the broom; the importance of the community endorsing the marriage after the couple jumped the broom; the humanity of the ceremony itself; the revival of interest in the subject in the 60’s and 70’s; the booming heritage weddings industry in the 90 that featured it; the different groups around the world who utilized the ceremony; and the surprising results about the single origin point of the ritual.

K.T.N.V. T.V. ABC 13

As UNLV students begin their return to campus this month, a new study is highlighting the problem of sexual violence in colleges across the country and how likely young men are to intervene.

K.S.N.V. T.V. News 3

Dick Calvert, the UNLV Rebels' public address announcer for the last 52 years, is retiring.

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