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Aryah Certain and Jennifer Tidwell turn sports fandom into social impact, taking home the grand prize for their innovative solution to Nevada’s volunteer shortage.
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Local elected officials, planning and transportation representatives along with developers gathered Thursday around a central question: how do we address Southern Nevada’s ongoing housing shortage?
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A new study says measles could become endemic in the United States if routine childhood vaccination rates continue to decline over the next quarter century, CNN reports.
Leslie Griffin (Law) published an article titled, "Just Say No to "Catholic Public" School," analyzing the Supreme Court's recent oral argument in the religious charter schools case.
Roberto Lovato (English) was one of the experts interviewed by the Washington Post for the article titled, "Kilmar Abrego García’s tattoos alone do not prove MS-13 membership, experts say." Lovato dispelled the myths and untruths surrounding MS-13 and Salvadoran immigrant father Kilmar Abrego-Garcia's alleged membership in the gang.
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