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West Big Data Innovation Hub

For many years, UNLV researchers have been conducting world-class big data research – addressing questions related to many fields such as national security and public health. Located centrally in the west, UNLV houses a high-performance computing center – The National Supercomputing Institute – that allows for an array of big data research.

Wallet Hub

The best car insurance companies are Geico, Progressive, and State Farm, based on average premiums, customer reviews, and WalletHub editor ratings. The best auto insurance companies provide affordable coverage, a variety of insurance types, and plenty discounts.

Credit Donkey

Have $10,000 to invest? Here are 14 smart investments ideas to turn $10k into even bigger money.

Insurance Journal

University of Nevada, Las Vegas announced the establishment of the Kerestesi Center for Insurance and Risk Management within the Lee Business School.

K.N.P.R. News

About two months after the Civil War ended, slaves in America learned of their emancipation. It was June 19, 1865, 158 years ago.

Popular Mechanics

To reverse signals in time, we’ve always used a digital approach. Now, a new analog method could dramatically improve wireless communications.

Bonus.com

University of Memphis doctoral candidate Tori Horn shocked an audience of gambling industry conference-goers with research showing that serious drinkers believe their drinking makes them better at gambling. She made the comments at the University of Nevada Las Vegas’s 18th International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking. The study found that drinkers think alcohol makes them more focused and skilled, leading to more wins.

Globe Newswire

Up to 50 percent of people in the U.S. with Alzheimer’s receive an imprecise or inaccurate diagnosis of their cognitive condition. The tools typically used to detect the disease, like a PET scan, can cost thousands of dollars and are generally only available in places with large medical institutions. And African Americans are 35 percent less likely to be diagnosed than their White counterparts.

Mongabay News

Conservation of the Amazon rainforest is Colombia’s greatest contribution to solving the global climate crisis.

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