In order to keep water from evaporating from the soil, farmers will often cover the ground around their crop plants with sheets of polyethylene plastic. There could soon be a more eco-friendly alternative, though, in the form of soybean oil-coated sand.

The UNLV School of Public Health received a $3.4 million state grant to expand its COVID-19 contact tracing program.

The UNLV School of Public Health received a $3.4 million state grant to expand its COVID-19 contact tracing program.

Nevada’s higher education system is urging incoming and current college students to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), which became available Thursday.

“Before March 2020, Nevada led the country in producing new jobs,” said Jonas Peterson, president and CEO, Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance (LVGEA). “Our economic development plan was working, and our economy was consistently becoming more diverse.” Across the state, manufacturing, logistics, distribution, technology and healthcare sectors were growing. In February, Nevada’s unemployment rate was 3.6 percent.

A master’s degree in any fine art, whether creative writing, music or studio art, can be a tricky thing. Students graduate with a valuable advanced education: polished technical skills and an in-depth understanding of theory, history and contemporary issues. But they don’t finish with the clear-cut career path of, say, a dentist or a lawyer.

SHOWGIRLS IS BAD. This is close to a universally accepted truth. A lot has been written about how and why Paul Verhoeven’s 1995 stripper saga is bad. Some say it’s simply astoundingly bad; some argue its badness is a species of exotic camp worthy of cult-movie status; others make the case that the film is a satire whose badness is part of its stinging commentary.

Advocating for oneself in a medical appointment is challenging, even in your native tongue. Medical jargon is a barrier in any language. What happens in Las Vegas when a pandemic hits and foreign tourists and residents who are not fluent in English exhibit signs of COVID-19? Coronavirus does not discriminate. Yet, will the frontline healthcare workers be prepared to care for patients from other cultures? Standardized Patient Educator and Theatre Translator Gigi Guizado de Nathan describes the development of a simulation to teach medical students how to bridge the communication gap with underserved populations. If a novel use of translation, at the nexus of art and science, with a humanitarian objective piques your interest, this is the presentation for you.

A $3.4 million grant will allow the UNLV School of Public Health to expand contact tracing efforts.