Jewish UFC fighter punches out antisemitism in sparring session with troll
Natan Levy, a Jewish UFC fighter, is used to being trolled with antisemitic remarks by online tough guys hiding behind their keyboards.
CCEA wants Lombardo to ‘end the stalemate’ with CCSD
The Clark County Education Association agreed today to put pressure on Gov. Joe Lombardo to “end the stalemate” between the union and the Clark County School District ...
President Biden says will request more funding for a new coronavirus vaccine
People should be able to start rolling up their sleeves next month for what officials hope is an annual fall COVID-19 shot. He added that it’s “tentatively” recommended ...
What Nevada colleges are doing to keep graduates working in Nevada
“When you do have any brain drain, it’s often because they have to go elsewhere to find opportunities. So you have to have a lot of opportunity within the state, as well.”
A UNLV professor works to solve Las Vegas’ climate-change challenges
“We need to communicate a positive message, not a doomsday message, but what can be done—a message of hope, never alarmism.”
Two UNLV professors work to cut the spread of insect-transmitted diseases
“We’re looking to set up a citizen science initiative … whole schools, whole classes, submitting samples.”
UNLV profs advance our understanding of black holes, planet formation and Mars
“Our job is like a detective’s job. We get some fingerprints, footprints, occasionally some smoking guns, and then try to figure out the crime scene.”
As college football season arrives, schools pay monitors to stop players and staff from gambling
North Carolina junior tight end John Copenhaver gets a group text message from his university pointing out the latest betting scandal or reminding him of the importance of not violating rules against betting on sports.
Program plants seeds of ‘farmpreneur’ vision
It’s hard to escape the desert sun behind Marion Earl Elementary School, where the playground and basketball courts swelter in the heat. But one secluded corner acts as an unintended refuge, with a garden marked by wooden benches, hand-painted rocks, ripening flowers and fruit, and precious shade from lemon and pear trees.
Clark County declares emergency to manage rainfall, flooding
Coupled with Sunday’s night rains, the amount of total rainfall is about 50% of the valley’s annual rainfall within a 48-hour period.