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Visix continues its multiyear rollout of a digital signage network for the University of Las Vegas (UNLV), now serving five departments with an eclectic and engaging blend of custom interactive wayfinding systems, traditional digital signage and meeting space solutions.

ACRL Insider

With so many wonderful submissions the group was able to identify both Notable Works and items that are also Noteworthy.

KSNV-TV: News 3

UNLV says it wants to test a new program that would let instructors teach in-person and remote classes simultaneously. Called "RebelFlex," the program will be tested in some courses during the upcoming fall semester, UNLV said in a news release.

KVVU-TV: Fox 5

Students from the University of Nevada Las Vegas are embarking on a three-year project collecting stories of the local Asian American Pacific Islander community.

Vegas Inc

Cox Communications honored four Southern Nevadans during Black History Month. Honorees included Assemblywoman Daniele Monroe-Moreno; 100 Black Men of America Las Vegas chapter founder and president Larry Mosley; director of the Oral History Research Center at UNLV Libraries Claytee White and Cox Media consultant and chair of Cox’s Southwest Region Diversity & Inclusion Council Keith Wingate.

Las Vegas Review Journal

For decades, the Historic Westside has felt the effects of disinvestment.

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

The panel series, “We Need To Talk: Conversations on Racism for a More Resilient Las Vegas,” will stream the final episode on Feb. 25 at 5:30 p.m.

Las Vegas Review Journal

He designed affordable bungalows for first-time homeowners and luxurious mansions for Southern California’s elite, though as a Black man he wouldn’t have been allowed to live in some of the neighborhoods where those mansions were built.

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

The panel series, “We Need To Talk: Conversations on Racism for a More Resilient Las Vegas,” will stream the sixth episode on Feb. 18 at 5:30 p.m.

KNPR News

Claytee White, director of the Oral History Research Center at UNLV Libraries talked to KNPR's State of Nevada about some of the important landmarks for the city's Black community.

thrillist

Though Las Vegas has long been known as a hub for world-class entertainment, decadent dining, and glamorous gambling, these pleasures haven’t always been afforded to all, and for many years the Black community was excluded from participating in these past times. Determined to circumvent these race-based limitations, they transformed Jackson Avenue on the Westside of Las Vegas into what became known as the "Black Strip.”

Las Vegas Review Journal

Laurents Bañuelos-Benitez can count on one hand how many teachers of color he had while growing up in east Las Vegas.