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UNLV's School of Public Policy and Leadership offers courses in data visualization that are helping to create a workforce pipeline.
MPA student Andrea Rangelova gets a taste of Chile’s business practices to enrich her future professional experience.
The College Opportunity Program provides access to online certificate and degree programs, at no cost to MGM Resorts Employees.
President Keith E. Whitfield honors six graduates who have shown exemplary commitment to both the community and their studies.
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As Southern Nevada’s image as a mecca for professional sports continues to grow, so too do employment opportunities for UNLV graduates.
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There is a desperate need for more charges in Nevada according to some EV drivers. FOX5 spoke with drivers who are often forced to wait in lines to charge up. “I am swapping this in tomorrow and getting a gas vehicle,” Steven Blocker told FOX5. Blocker, an Uber driver using an electric vehicle, just moved to Henderson from San Diego a month and a half ago.
In fewer than 100 days, Nevadans head to the polls. And while most of us are thinking of who we want as president, there are dozens of other officials we have the right to vote for.
After nearly three days of closures along I-15 and backups along I-40, California Highway Patrol announced Sunday the end of a closure caused by a truck fire that sparked Friday. San Bernadino Fire Department reported the fire around 10 a.m. on Friday, stating that a semi-truck carrying lithium batteries flipped on northbound I-15 near Baker and burst into flames.
Gerardo Velasquez is no stranger to the Las Vegas heat. Since moving to Las Vegas in 2004, the 56-year-old has worked in solar panel installation — a tough job in the summer without adequate breaks, shade and hydration. With no solid, enforceable regulations, not every company provides the same tolerable working conditions.
Two top Las Vegas-Clark County Library District employees accepted free Super Bowl tickets worth thousands of dollars each and requested a third ticket, potentially violating the district’s conflict of interest policy.
Clark County is set to add some new Ford Mustangs to its fleet, but these aren't your father's Mustangs. The county commission voted last week to approve just over $2 million for the purchase of nearly 60 Mustang Mach-E electric vehicles. The move is a step toward the county's goal to have a fully EV fleet of vehicles in place by 2050. The overall goal: to help cut greenhouse emissions.