In The News: Division of Research

AOL

A tablet can give a user — especially a woman — a serious crick in the neck.

Marie Claire

An American study shows that back pains could be due to our tablets. And it affects women more.

TODAY

The length of time spent on a tablet didn’t matter as much as the user’s posture. Here's how to avoid discomfort.

Top Sante` (France)

Spending too much time on tablets causes back pain, especially for women.

Hindustan Times

Tablets and smartphones can cause people to slouch and tilt their head downward for long periods of time. Now, new findings reveal who is most at risk of developing neck strain from this habit — sometimes known as iPad neck — and why time spent using devices is not the biggest factor.

Medical Xpress

The answer is likely yes—especially if you're a young adult or a woman. "iPad neck"—persistent pain in the neck and upper shoulders caused by slouching or bending into extreme positions while using tablet computers—is a growing problem among Americans, according to a new UNLV study.

Insurance Journal

In his new book, “The Terminal Self: Everyday Life in Hypermodern Times,” University of Nevada at Las Vegas (UNLV) sociology professor Simon Gottschalk examines the social and psychological toll of increasingly online lives on work, education, family life, interactions, our sense of self, and more.

Sirius XM

BYU Radio/Top of Mind with Julie Rose: Commencement ceremonies are an exercise in uniformity. Seen from the front, the graduates are an indistinguishable sea dressed in identical caps and gowns. But look at a group of 2018 graduates from the back and their individuality shouts at you from the flat tops of their caps. Folklorist Sheila Bock has documented the rise of this graduation cap-decorating fad.

Las Vegas Sun

If 50,000 Culinary Union workers in Las Vegas follow through on a proposed strike starting Friday, the economic impact would extend far beyond the 34 affected Strip and downtown resorts, scholars said Wednesday.

Forbes

Back when I worked security in an Atlantic City casino, patrons would often ask me, “Which slot machine is the one that’s going to hit?” My usual response was, “If I knew that, I wouldn’t be working here anymore,” followed by a knowing chuckle. Never failed to get at least a smile in return.

Las Vegas Review Journal

With a new $11.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, UNLV wants to help the country move to a more data-driven approach to medicine.

KNPR News

This week UNLV was awarded an $11.4 million grant from the National Institute of Health to advance the university’s efforts in personalized medicine.