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It might seem like a huge gamble, even by Sin City standards, to plop a multibillion-dollar resort so far away from the core cluster of resorts on the Las Vegas Strip.
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San Manuel Entertainment Authority (SMEA) has announced a partnership with the University of Las Vegas’ International Gaming Institute (IGI) for the formation of a new responsible gaming initiative dedicated to the “next generation” of gaming technology.
When Keith Whitfield, PhD, assumed the role of president at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) in 2020, he had an ambitious, if somewhat unrealistic, goal to speak with every student on campus — all 30,000 of them. Last month, in support of that vision, he commissioned a digital version of himself that is accessible to anyone at any time as a chatbot. The conversational chatbot acts as a “one-stop shop” for information on a wide range of topics, including campus resources, enrollment data, and much more.
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The eldest son of soccer star David Beckham added his middle name to his wife's surname to become Brooklyn Joseph Peltz Beckham. The groom's decision to name his wife received support from several circles.
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A UNLV junior has been awarded the Harry S. Truman Scholarship for 2022.
In the first decade of the last century a young German psychiatrist discovered a new disease. But it took the worldwide medical community some seven decades to fully acknowledge the devastating impact of Dr. Alois Alzheimer’s diagnosis. As a result the “A-word” now has a particularly scary connotation for senior citizens. Perhaps it is because it is normal to experience memory loss as we age.
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Men may require a deed poll if they want to change their name after marriage – a process at odds with equality.
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Reinfections account for about 9 percent of new COVID-19 cases reported in Nevada, according to state data, a growing number blamed in part on easily transmissible variants.
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In the first decade of the last century, a young German psychiatrist discovered a new disease. But it took the worldwide medical community some seven decades to fully acknowledge the devastating impact of Dr. Alois Alzheimer’s diagnosis. As a result, the “A-word” now has a particularly scary connotation for senior citizens. Perhaps it is because it is normal to experience memory loss as we age.
![Headshot of Jeffrey L. Cummings](/sites/default/files/styles/60_width/public/experts/highres/JCummings_headshot_suit.jpg?itok=iQpcDnsz)
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