Greenspun College of Urban Affairs News
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Current Urban Affairs News
The College Opportunity Program provides access to online certificate and degree programs, at no cost to MGM Resorts Employees.
Juan Rubio Pulido joins the first cohort of TheDream.US scholars to graduate from UNLV.
President Keith E. Whitfield honors six graduates who have shown exemplary commitment to both the community and their studies.
News highlights starring UNLV students and faculty who made local and national headlines.
Steered by President Keith E. Whitfield and UNLV Alumni Association, the first-ever event drew the support of around 100 participants.
Photography, research, and community come together to tell a story of Las Vegas’ nonstop economy in Nevada Humanities exhibition.
Urban Affairs In The News
Gerardo Velasquez is no stranger to the Las Vegas heat. Since moving to Las Vegas in 2004, the 56-year-old has worked in solar panel installation — a tough job in the summer without adequate breaks, shade and hydration. With no solid, enforceable regulations, not every company provides the same tolerable working conditions.
When it comes to memes, nothing is off the table, even mental health. Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Professor Lynn Zubernis, Ph.D., writes that memes can actually help us cope. The humor and communication that they can provide help us deal with anxiety and stress. And when we relate to them, it validates our sadness and our struggles.
Their slang game has rizzen to new heights. The youngins of Gen Z and Gen Alpha are evoking some old-time 1990s technology into their already-obscure slang. But their latest phrase, “fax, no printer” — a TikToker went viral for saying it in 2021 — has very little to do with dated office devices from before many of them were born.
No film has quite bore so much expectation as The Phantom Menace, the first entry in the Star Wars franchise in 16 years, since Return of the Jedi. In the era of streaming and mass content releases, it feels hard to imagine that level of anticipation and expectation.
Is your teen saying, “Fax, no printer?” Yeah, it has nothing to do with old-school technology.
Two top Las Vegas-Clark County Library District employees accepted free Super Bowl tickets worth thousands of dollars each and requested a third ticket, potentially violating the district’s conflict of interest policy.
