News: Greenspun College of Urban Affairs

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Research |

UNLV researchers team up with Las Vegas police department to study the effectiveness — and drawbacks — of officer body cameras.

Lauren Peña
People |

While online dating has its place, Law School graduate Lauren Peña offers an alternative. Learn how she turned her knack for matching up couples into a new business.

Erika Engstrom
Campus News |

Professor Erika Engstrom on how aspects of religion and cultural values have become folded into the long-running, horror-based fictional TV program "Supernatural."

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Business and Community |

Social work professor Kristen Linton dispels some of the myths surrounding the American Psychiatric Association's diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder. Join her talk Jan. 27.

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Research |

The three-year project will increase number of practitioners working with children at risk for behavioral health issues.

Satish Sharma
Research |

The social work professor's fourth and final book on the thinkers who shaped the world leader's pacifism and civil disobedience.

UNLV junior Sara Beth Brooks and freshman Matt Gomez
Campus News |

Students in UNLV's Sanford I. Berman Debate Forum win the Las Vegas Classic Invitational Collegiate Debate Tournament.

Christopher Columbus Powning
Business and Community |

Wayne Newton, Dana Gentry, and Christopher Columbus Powning have all had a role in the state's landmark free speech cases. Here's a look at the choice words and exposés that brought Nevada news outlets before the state Supreme Court.

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Campus News |

National and university experts to discuss privacy, law and technology issues associated with aerial drone use.

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People |

Scrubbed the toilets. Endured an awkward interview. Benefited from a rumor. Our Alumni of the Year share some workplace tales.

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Research |

How well did the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program respond to the Great Recession? UNLV and Brookings Institution researchers take unique approach to the analysis.

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Campus News |

UNLV Criminal Justice researchers issue national surveys to understand perception of UAS - or aerial drone - use in private and public settings.