In The News: School of Public Policy and Leadership

Las Vegas Sun

A 2020 study from UNLV’s Brookings Mountain West and The Lincy Institute on the urban heat island effect found that Las Vegas “ranked as the most intense urban heat island in the United States in both daytime and nighttime metrics between 2004 and 2013.”

Las Vegas Sun

A 2020 study from UNLV’s Brookings Mountain West and The Lincy Institute on the urban heat island effect found that Las Vegas “ranked as the most intense urban heat island in the United States in both daytime and nighttime metrics between 2004 and 2013.”

KVVU-TV: Fox 5

Raiders fullback Alec Ingold talks about his mission with UNLV to help youth in the foster system and he confirms his return to the field with the Las Vegas Raiders.

KVVU-TV: Fox 5

A program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas is helping people who have experienced the foster system or homelessness build their resumes to join the workforce.

Las Vegas Sun

UNLV and one of the area’s biggest employers are partnering on a job training program to help former foster youth overcome the long odds of their circumstances.

Nevada Independent

The math didn’t add up for Richard Luciano.

Las Vegas Sun

This week, Nevada’s public colleges and universities are hustling and bustling once again after the last three semesters were moved to online learning because of the global pandemic.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Nonprofits in Nevada say they have stabilized after a rocky year of finances, changes to operations and service delivery, according to a report from UNLV released this month.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Southern Nevada colleges and universities are switching more in-person classes to a remote format for the fall semester amid high COVID-19 metrics, frustrating some students who were counting on a nearly full return to campus.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Southern Nevada colleges and universities are switching more in-person classes to a remote format for the fall semester amid high COVID-19 metrics, frustrating some students who were counting on a nearly full return to campus.

Las Vegas Review Journal

When the Las Vegas Valley experiences blazing hot summer temperatures, one community in particular — east Las Vegas — swelters more than other neighborhoods because of urban heat island effects.

Quartz

The US government’s definition of an American metropolis could change and some cities are concerned about being downgraded.