Africa is the fastest-growing continent in the world, where 1.2 billion people live. How do people react in African countries to the Russian-Ukrainian war, where Russia has been working on its influence for years? What kind of propaganda narratives are being spread there and who does it? “The Ukrainian Review” has spoken with an independent researcher of Africa Marta Oliynyk-D’omochko and disinformation expert at UNLV Mary Blankenship, who analyzes the prevalence of pro-Russian disinformation on Twitter accounts based in Africa.

"For as long as I could remember, people told me I would look and feel better if I lost weight. ... By the time I was 10, I ritually put myself on weird diets."

Graduate students celebrated as they received their diplomas at UNLV's winter commencement on Monday.

Higher education takes time, and people along the way can doubt you. Stick it out. That’s the message Maria Ramos Gonzalez has for her fellow graduates this week at UNLV.

More than 2,000 UNLV Rebels will cross the Thomas and Mack stage on Monday and Tuesday, with five outstanding graduates representing the winter class of 2022.

In late October the curtain came up on the second “Russia-Africa: What’s Next?” youth forum at the Moscow State Institute on International Relations on the edge of the Russian capital.

It’s easy to read about the massive numbers of tech layoffs in the headlines and miss something: These tens of thousands of eliminated positions correspond to people who may have chosen the tech industry with hopes of always being able to find a job. The layoff trends are continuing, though, with more than 160,000 jobs lost so far, and other tech companies now looking to weather tougher economic times through layoffs (a situation some tech CEOs are condemning). In just one month, Meta, Facebook’s parent company, laid off 13 percent of its workforce, which was 11,000 jobs, and as you read this, we all are front-row spectators to the enormous exodus at Twitter.

A supportive environment for pregnant people is everything. UNLV Nursing graduate student Janice Enriquez knows this too well, specifically the importance of being guided through an unsure situation from her own experience. A first-generation college graduate working in a private OB-GYN practice, Enriquez has devoted herself to creating judgement free environments to treat patients as a mental health advanced practice registered nurse. As she pursues her Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) at UNLV, Enriquez hopes her current research on maternal and neonatal care levels will provide expecting parents and their children with the aid they deserve. 

Unlike broader Russian narratives that exploit existing grievances of African audiences, most disinformation does not gain the same traction or attention on Twitter.

The Canadian government is “assessing next steps” in deciding whether it will pay to keep its Twitter accounts verified, the Prime Minister’s Office confirmed on Monday.

The US, not Russia, was responsible for the Nord Stream pipeline explosion - this claim spread fast online, an analysis of 500,000 tweets shows.

There are more than two million people living with an amputation in the United States, with about 400 being added daily. For many of them, prostheses or artificial limbs are a part of their lives, and they need to relearn how their bodies move with their new limbs all over again.