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
Alumna Ashley Pruitt credits Doctorate of Public Policy degree for teaching her how to reach legislators — and their constituents.
The Doctor of Public Policy prepares students to develop policy decisions for a growing state
Some of the biggest news headlines featuring UNLV faculty and students.
From City Hall to campus: UNLV's new director of advocacy champions policies to empower students and communities.
UNLV alumna and Foundation graphic designer Amelia Davis embraces her fourth annual holiday card with creativity and gratitude.
As the weather starts to finally feel like fall, students give their take on the UNLV experience.
Urban Affairs In The News
New questions arise after a man, identified as Keith Castillo, is seen in viral videos handing out machetes, liquor, and cigarettes to unhoused individuals in New Orleans and Austin.
An aspiring influencer said he now regrets posting videos showing him handing out machetes to those who are unhoused, but welcomes the attention it is now bringing to him and his social media.
On a recent day at Sacramento native Lecho Lopez’s comic shop in the city, his 5-year-old nephew read his first word aloud: “bad.” It was from a graphic novel. There was irony in that being his first word, because Lopez credits comic books with many positive things in his life. That is why he supports repealing a city ordinance dating back to 1949 that bars the distribution of many comic books to kids and teens. It is not enforced today.
Las Vegas, known for its constant reinvention, is facing a new challenge as artificial intelligence and automation threaten to transform the hospitality industry. A report from RCG Economics warns that between now and the end of next year, 80% to 95% of hospitality jobs could be at risk due to AI and automation.
FOX5 discovered two separate social media posts this week showing one of Las Vegas’s most iconic venues on fire, but both videos were fake and created using artificial intelligence. The discovery highlights how artificial intelligence is making fake news posts increasingly difficult to distinguish from legitimate breaking news, according to a digital media expert who warns the days of taking news at face value are over.
’Tis the season for giving, and the latest World Giving Index shows that the United States is the sixth most generous country in the world. U.S. donors in 2024 still gave over $592 billion to charity, with 66% of the funds coming directly from individuals, according to Giving USA.
