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Hosted by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Department of Film, the festival transforms theaters, auditoriums, and classrooms into screening rooms, while hallways and patios turn into lively networking corridors. For four days, campus energy shifts into cinematic celebration, showcasing an unprecedented 72 films from 15 countries—all by and about women. Conversations spark about creative trends, career paths, and what's next for global storytelling. In short: this is where stories and storytellers meet.
Airlines are tightening baggage policies, and travelers are increasingly finding their carry-ons pulled at the gate — sometimes just steps from the plane door.
To winnow our approach here, we partnered with UNLV’s College of Urban Affairs and had some master students there do a study for us to identify the top 16 worst childcare ZIP codes in the county.
With tourism down 7.5% in Southern Nevada and visitors growing increasingly vocal about the cost of a Las Vegas vacation, some businesses are turning to nostalgia and old-school deals to lure customers back through their doors.
Democrats in Congress led the charge to release the Jeffrey Epstein files. Now, prominent party power brokers and allies are paying a price, losing their jobs and seeing their reputations tarnished as a result of information in the documents.
Smart toilets are an emerging technological advancement, especially for older adults, as non-invasive, passive, continuous home-based diagnostic tools available to the healthcare industry.
Dozens of Latino entrepreneurs completed a Spanish-language business incubator program at UNLV, marking the end of a weeks-long course designed to help participants turn business ideas into licensed, sustainable operations. The incubator offered instruction in Spanish, addressing a gap that program graduates say makes the process of starting a business more accessible for those who are more confident in their native language.
As Black History Month continues, Ruby Duncan’s legacy is being celebrated for a lifetime of activism that helped shape social programs still valued today and for her role in securing a library for Las Vegas’ Historic Westside.
Nearly two-thirds of Earth’s surface is made up of water—and we need it for our very survival—yet less than 1% of it is actually drinkable. It’s a critical but scarce resource. So what's the best way to get it? It can depend on where you live.
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