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Tourism leaders locally and nationwide are getting jittery about how the COVID-19 omicron variant could affect tourism so soon after the United States opened its borders to restart international travel.
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Scientists across the world are racing to understand the Omicron variant of COVID-19, and that includes right here in Las Vegas, with research happening at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.
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UNLV’s Wastewater Surveillance Program is primarily about identifying new variants and helps the state identify if, and when, they show up.
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Nevadans next year will have the opportunity to vote on open primaries and ranked-choice voting, if a newly formed statewide coalition has its way.
The idea of helping UNLV turn UNLV into a hotbed of hospitality innovation started making pizza with friends.
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The idea of helping UNLV turn UNLV into a hotbed of hospitality innovation started making pizza with friends.
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An idea to help transform UNLV into a hotbed for hospitality innovation started cooking over a pizza between friends.
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An idea to help transform UNLV into a hotbed for hospitality innovation started cooking over a pizza between friends.