For many influencers who make content as a career, chasing down followers and sponsorships takes precedent over painting a nuanced picture of a destination. They need to keep up appearances – and promote their brand – even at the expense of a destination’s quality of life.

Could Sin City be the next Tinseltown? Two veteran commercial developers, a Nevada state senator and a Hollywood star think, with the help of carefully crafted tax incentives, the answer is a resounding yes.

The organisers of the Regulating the Game conference have announced Dr. Bo Bernhard, vice president of economic development at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, will headline its 2025 edition in Sydney. “Dr. Bernhard is not just any speaker—he’s a fifth-generation Nevadan whose global work has taken him from the glitz of Las Vegas to South Africa, Europe, Japan, Singapore, and beyond.

Science has a history of exploitation and extraction. Microbiologists have the chance to take a different approach.

Presidential nominees Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have pitched a unique proposal to appeal to tipped workers: no tax on tips. The goal they said is to alleviate financial pressure among the working class amidst rising costs of living. Defined by the U.S. Department of Labor, a tip worker is an employee who regularly receives more than $30 per month in tips.

The Regulating the Game conference has announced that Dr. Bo Bernhard, Vice President of Economic Development at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, will headline its 2025 edition in Sydney. Now in its fifth year, the conference is set to take place on March 10 - 13.

With election day in the US approaching, candidates are courting voters with everything they’ve got: targeted ads, texts, taunts and stump speeches. As a fashion historian, I think an overlooked aspect of electioneering is clothing, which is a silent, powerful way for candidates to tell the American public who they are. It’s an act as old as power itself.

The Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents has named Russell Hurlburt, PhD, as one of the seven recipients of the 2024 Distinguished Nevadan Award. Hurlburt, a psychology professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, won for his research on exploring people’s inner experience, including thoughts, feelings, and sensations.