In The News: Greenspun College of Urban Affairs
If you turned on 91.5 KUNV-FM at 10:20 a.m. on July 27, you heard a cover of Jackie Wilson’s “(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher” by saxophonist Dave Koz—a tune indicative of the smooth jazz typically broadcast on UNLV’s radio station at that time. If you tuned in exactly 12 hours later, however, you heard “Brill Bruisers” by indie stalwarts The New Pornographers, which is neither smooth jazz nor the station’s traditional weeknight fare.
UNLV Criminal Justice researchers released the results of a national survey gauging the public's opinion of body worn cameras on police officers.
Local high students are conquering their fear of public speaking thanks to UNLV's Sanford I. Berman Debate Forum.
The School of Journalism and Media Studies at UNLV is being examined under a microscope this week - being scrutinized in a way that, perhaps, it’s not used to.
On my commute to and from work, I drive by King Arthur’s castle; a pyramid, a giant lion, the Statute of Liberty and sometimes I’ll pass by the roar of dancing waterfalls rising and falling to the tunes of Frank Sinatra.
Ramona Denby-Brinson, a social work professor within the Greenspun College of Urban Affairs, became the first female researcher to win UNLV’s top annual research award: the Harry Reid Silver State Research Award. She was recognized for her work on social services, the foster system and children’s mental health.
If a famous singer at a Strip showroom, trying to stifle unflattering press, sued a critic for libel over an unwitting factual error in a review, Nevada law would let the writer get rid of the suit before legal bills soared.
Las Vegas, the city so lit up that some astronauts report its famous central strip is the brightest spot on earth, is trying to change course. The neon lights of its early years are being replaced by LED screens and the casinos and hotels are cutting their energy and water use.
New title for five UNLV students and faculty: Fulbright scholar
Nevada’s underperforming K-12 schools aren’t the only campuses stuck with low ratings. Higher education has its problems, too, particularly when it comes to free speech at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and the University of Nevada, Reno.
On a quiet Saturday morning in March of last year, a landslide an hour north of Seattle buried a neighborhood under mud and debris, killing 43 people.
