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Research |

Alzheimer’s treatment studies offer hope as UNLV expert predicts new potential drugs, biomarkers will yield critical insight for future development.

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Arts and Culture |

Students will perform a live, one-night-only show of both works-in-progress written sketches and entirely improvised long-form comedy.

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Campus News |

Academic leaders remove enrollment barriers, expand regional recruitment efforts, and improve communication through personalized support.

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Arts and Culture |

The May 1 concert features legendary jazz drummer Tommu Igoe.

UNLV Experts In The News

M.S.N.

Are you an “NPC”? Check with your teen! The acronym stands for “non-player character,” which in video game culture, is a figure not controlled by a player. Like a background character or one that is pre-programmed to behave or speak in a repetitive or specific way. Teens say it to offend a real person who they feel is boring: a follower, a minion, a yes-man and not the star of the show.

World Casino News

Recently, members of Culinary Local 226 at the Station Casinos facility made the decision to withdraw the union as their official representative. Decision on the desertification of the union: Most of the Culinary employees at Sunset Station, which is located in Henderson, have signed a worker-led petition to officially derecognize the union, according to the local casino operator. In addition, in June four years ago, aka in 2019, nearly 80% of employees decided to vote for union membership.

DNYUZ

When you walk into a financial adviser’s office, you expect them to put your best interests above all else — in the same way a doctor would, rather than, say, a car salesman. But many people don’t realize that the rules financial professionals must follow vary, depending on where they work and what products they’re selling.

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Business and Community |

Centralized registration streamlines process for parents seeking university summer camps and programming for K-12 students.

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Research |

Funding is part of Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program to develop zero emissions ironmaking and ultra-low life cycle emissions steelmaking.

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People |

The human resources director for University Libraries finds magic in her Vegas life.

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Research |

Study in Nature Astronomy theorizes that dense stellar clusters may eject pairs of giant planets, which remain gravitationally bound to one another.
 

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People |

The original 'It Girl' — and subject of Taylor Swift’s latest song — has strong ties to Southern Nevada. Discover more from the UNLV Special Collections & Archives.

Recent Accomplishments

A group of members in the UNLV Advising Community recently presented at the 2024 Region 9/CAL-CAAN NACADA Conference in San Jose, California on March 17-19, 2024. Lance Nelson (Health Sciences Advising) and Christina Perez (Health Sciences Advising) Presentation title: Working Through the Pain: An advisor’s guide to breaking bad news…
Rian Satterwhite (Service Learning & Leadership; Student Affairs) was a guest on Phronesis: Practical Wisdom for Leaders, one of the official podcasts of the International Leadership Association. Rian joined fellow guest Kathy Allen, author of Leading From The Roots: Nature Inspired Leadership Lessons for Today's World, and host Scott Allen (…
Asma Awan, Ana Gonzalez, and Manoj Sharma (all Social and Behavioral Health) presented a paper titled, "An Exploration of Nutritional Diet Policies: A Narrative Review for Transformation Toward Sustainable Food Systems," at the 2024 Nevada Public Health Association Annual Conference held virtually on April 17, 2024. The…
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