Greenspun College of Urban Affairs News
The Greenspun College of Urban Affairs is committed to creating contemporary solutions for resilient communities. Our academic programs focus on making effective public policy, creating support structures to meet behavioral and mental health challenges, ensuring cities are safe and prepared to meet emergency situations, effective and ethical journalism, and interpersonal and public communication strategies.
Current Urban Affairs News
A UNLV-record 33 graduate and professional programs rank among the nation’s top 100 in their discipline, including 15 in law and 6 in business.
What Zelda, Pokémon, and Grand Theft Auto can teach students about the world — one level at a time.
Officer ranks are growing as University Police advances efforts to ensure safety of the campus community.
From Ramadan-friendly meals to allergen-free food stations, campus dining adapts to serve UNLV’s diverse community.
Frances Young, a UNLV social work alumna and lecturer, turned her own postpartum struggles into a mission to expand mental health support for new parents.
Students, faculty, staff and community members are invited to participate in Rebels Give on March 12. UNLV’s annual daylong fundraiser will feature activities across campus and online.
Urban Affairs In The News
Author Rich Schiesser and clinical therapist Frances Young discuss teen mental health, warning signs families should know, and the upcoming 92 Hours book launch event in Las Vegas.
When it comes to kids' mental health, there are difficult and necessary conversations that need to happen.
A new book titled 92 Hours is shedding light on the critical moments that can truly change a life and the importance of support during those times. Author Richard Schiesser, and clinical therapist Frances Young joined us with more.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal will no longer print its rival the Las Vegas Sun for the first time in decades, sharpening a longtime legal dispute between the southern Nevada newspapers
For a project billing itself as “express public transportation,” little about The Boring Company’s proposed Music City Loop follows the traditional playbook. State officials, including Gov. Bill Lee, have promoted the tunneling project as fast, privately financed and built without taxpayer dollars. Critics argue that the framing may be misleading and question whether the proposed Loop project functions as public transit at all.
Two landmark court decisions this week in California and New Mexico are raising new questions about whether social media companies can be held legally responsible for harm tied to how their platforms work — and could influence a Nevada case targeting TikTok.
