In The News: College of Liberal Arts
Are extreme heat waves here to stay? Amber Renee Dixon visits the Desert Research Institute to find out more. Then a panel discusses a bill recently passed that will allow Psilocybin research in Nevada. Can it make a difference for people suffering from PTSD?
Road rage incidents appear to be on the rise as the country grapples with soaring temperatures amid oppressive heatwaves.
Studies show link between hot temps and hostile behavior, during which drivers’ brains are thrown into fight-flight-freeze cycle
To the rescue came Colette LaBouff. The former executive director of New Mexico’s Taos Center for the Arts, as well as a published poet, LaBouff had a lot of work to do with a smaller staff. And in June 2022, she got to work. And she’s here to tell us what she and BMI have experienced and accomplished over the past year.
The invitation says no children, and where my children aren’t welcome, I’m not either.
Sure, in the ’50s, he bought contracts to fix sporting events, earning multiple sports-bribery indictments. And sure, he was a suspect in multiple business and car bombings in Miami in the ’60s, which is allegedly why he fled to Las Vegas in 1968 in the first place. But Frank “Lefty” Rosenthal was also the very first operator of a Las Vegas Strip resort to hire female dealers for table games, which makes him a champion for women’s rights. And that makes up for at least some of the bad stuff in his legacy, right?
When Anajak Thai opened in 1981, most people who walked into the Los Angeles restaurant weren’t familiar with Thai cuisine. They just thought it was spicy Chinese food, said Justin Pichetrungsi, the restaurant’s current head chef and owner.
Across the Las Vegas valley, many parks, trails and roadways are named for Nevadans. Some of them came to Southern Nevada before Las Vegas was founded, and at least one is still practicing law in town.
After a suspected road rage shooting that left a 6-year-old and her father hospitalized, police data shows incidents similar to it have increased in North Las Vegas since the pandemic.
If you're a Republican member of Congress that rakes in thousands in corporate cash, you may be more committed to democratic norms.
Having grown up in Southern Nevada and spent a lot of time visiting, teaching and writing about Hoover Dam, I admire it and the people who built it.
The start of July marked the 65th anniversary of the opening of the now-defunct Stardust resort, although its history can still be seen through its neon sign.