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K.N.P.R. News

It may seem surprising in an era of #MeToo and #Times Up, where a national conversation and reckoning is going on with regard to the exploitation of women, but Barbara Brents is bullish on brothels. “Time’s not up for Nevada brothels,” the UNLV professor and sex-industry researcher says. “If anything, the time is now for Nevada brothels.”

Las Vegas Sun

When Desiree Reed-Francois took over as UNLV’s director of athletics on June 1 last year, she made it clear her top priority was to listen and learn. Coming from Virginia Tech, where she served as associate AD from 2014-17, Reed-Francois wanted to take some time to educate herself on the culture at UNLV and observe how the department operated before taking any sweeping actions.

The Wire (India)

Technology has made many aspects of daily life much easier. So why do we still feel so overwhelmed?

The Hill

President Trump’s inability to delay gratification now threatens America’s capital markets. In tweeting a tip last Friday that he was “looking forward to seeing the employment numbers at 8:30 this morning,” the president disregarded decades of financial regulatory experience.

RadioWest

The population in St. George, Utah could triple in the next 40 years, so leaders are planning a 140-mile pipeline to deliver water from the Colorado River. But is that the best plan for a desert city?

Las Vegas Review Journal

With a new $11.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, UNLV wants to help the country move to a more data-driven approach to medicine.

K.N.P.R. News

This week UNLV was awarded an $11.4 million grant from the National Institute of Health to advance the university’s efforts in personalized medicine.

Las Vegas Review Journal

This has been an unusually quiet offseason for UNLV’s basketball program, which in recent years underwent major changes to its roster.

Las Vegas Sun

As Nevada goes, so may go the nation, says UNLV associate history professor Michael Green.

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