FAA bill aims to address safety issues, shortage of air traffic controllers
The Senate passed a bill reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration’s authority over the country’s vast aviation system, which comes as the agency is facing pressure to ramp up its safety oversight and procedures after a series of close calls on runways, high-profile incidents involving Boeing jets and a shortage of air traffic controllers.
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Frank Sinatra Desegregated the Strip
Frank Sinatra was certainly a driving force in the progress toward equality in Las Vegas. But contrary to a popular myth, the singer didn’t end the shameful legacy of segregation on the Strip. It took political action to do that. Around 1955, Sinatra refused to perform with the Rat Pack at the Sands unless the casino hotel allowed group member Sammy Davis Jr. to also stay there. In response, Davis was given his own suite.
This Mother's Day, a look at generational fights for women
We honor our moms on Mother’s Day, which is this Sunday. The history of that day is interesting. A few years after it was founded in 1908, the woman who started it all wanted it eliminated. Instead of a rallying cry for moms, she was angered that it had been commercialized by greeting card, flower and candy industries. Today, no one protests Mother’s Day. But as the social status of women has grown, women are still trying to attain equal status in the workplace, in wages, politics and more.
Over 3,700 Students Set to Graduate During UNLV’s Spring 2024 Commencement
Students from 44 states and 50 countries to cross Thomas & Mack Center stage over the course of three undergrad and graduate ceremonies held on May 10 and 11.
Grant: Ileana Jara Yupanqui, Miriam Melton-Villanueva, Blanca Rincón
Ileana Jara Yupanqui (Linguistics), Miriam Melton-Villanueva (History), and Blanca Rincón (Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education) were selected to receive a 2024 Faculty Opportunity Award (FOA) for project entitled "A Planning Grant for NEH: Mural of Knowledges."
Dr. Gregory Brown (Psychiatry and Behavioral Health; Medicine) and colleagues published an article in Academic Psychiatry proposing updated guidelines for professional training.
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