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K.S.N.V. T.V. News 3

College campuses across the state are bustling with activity. Classes start on Monday and UNLV’s Welcome Week is well underway. Enrollment ticked up slightly this year. The incoming freshmen class is a record 4,300 students.

K.T.N.V. T.V. ABC 13

Americans owe more than $1.53 trillion in student loan debt. Research shows that 1 in 4 Americans have student loan debt, that is nearly 45 million people.

Daily Mail

German scientists are developing a smartwatch to correct bad posture.

Advanced Science News

Artificial prosthetics are becoming smarter, offering near-normal function and enabling wearers to re-establish their sense of agency and independence. Research in this field has exploded in recent years, with scientists looking to create human–machine interfaces that help these prosthetics feel more and more like an extension of the body rather than a synthetic limb.

Brookings

When Tucker Carlson agrees with Elizabeth Warren, it is worth taking notice. At a recent conservative conference, Mr. Carslon described Sen. Warren’s book, The Two Income Trap as “one of the best books” he had read on economic policy. “The single biggest change to our society,” he went on, “was the moment where it became impossible for the average person to support a family on one income.”

Las Vegas Review Journal

Las Vegas 30-year-old Ryan Miyaki won Henderson’s Start Tank entrepreneurship competition for his business selling digital advertisements to display on the windows of ride-hailing vehicles.

GGB Magazine

Global Gaming Women has a strong mission, and our guiding principles of courage, integrity and leadership continue to inspire our board and the women we serve.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Kent Young started Spin Games in 2013. Since then, the Reno-based digital gaming company has expanded to New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Canada, the United Kingdom and Europe, and it is continuing to enter new markets.

Las Vegas Review Journal

A group of Native American students at UNLV wants the university to remove the statue of its Western frontiersman mascot from campus and make other changes they say will create a more welcoming atmosphere for indigenous students and staff.

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