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The master of science in cybersecurity program at UNLV launched in 2021 with a handful of students. Now, it’s graduated nearly seven times that and recently came in second on a ranking of master’s in cybersecurity programs for 2025 by Fortune.
The state of the economy and the inability for many to afford items like groceries played a key role in this year’s election. With the strains of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global supply chain, supply went down and demand went up drastically.
California gaming tribes have been given an unprecedented opportunity to litigate against their main rivals, the state’s commercial card rooms. There’s a chance that many of the card rooms’ gaming activities, or even the establishments themselves, might become a thing of the past in California. The tribes imagine that their own casinos would receive any business lost by the card rooms, but they aren’t the only ones competing with the card rooms.
A headline initially used in a Las Vegas Review-Journal online story implied that a UNLV professor was endorsing Donald Trump for president.
A headline initially used in a Las Vegas Review-Journal online story implied that a UNLV professor was endorsing Donald Trump for president.
There are more than 450,000 open jobs in cybersecurity in the U.S. alone, according to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Master’s programs in particular play an important role in addressing the talent and skills shortage. To help prospective students navigate the space, Fortune ranked the best in-person cybersecurity master’s.
Millions of Americans can't afford to buy a home or rent a suitable apartment, making housing a central issue for voters in the upcoming presidential election.
Millions of Americans can’t afford to buy a home or rent a suitable apartment, making housing a central issue for voters in the upcoming presidential election. The biggest single reason homeownership is out of reach for many is there aren’t nearly enough homes for sale to balance out the market between buyers and sellers.
With overall inflation down from a summer 2022 peak, the Federal Reserve’s effort to tame inflation through monetary policy has been on many accounts successful. However, households across the United States are still feeling the pinch in one specific area: housing. In this sector, inflation is running two points higher than the mainline rate.
With overall inflation down from a summer 2022 peak, the Federal Reserve’s effort to tame inflation through monetary policy has been on many accounts successful. However, households across the United States are still feeling the pinch in one specific area: housing. In this sector, inflation is running two points higher than the mainline rate.
In Nevada, about 17% of workers earn their income from tipped jobs, which is the highest rate in the United States, according to the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Tipping is such a hot topic in Vegas that both Presidential candidates promised to eliminate taxes on tips to increase these workers' incomes. One study found that Nevada doesn’t even crack the top five for annual casino dealer salaries.
Findings from researchers at UNLV show a major housing issue for Nevadans. According to the Lied Center for Real Estate, 40 percent of all newcomers to Las Vegas are moving here from California. They analyzed income data from the LRS and discovered those Californians are coming here with more cash in their pockets to buy a home than an average Nevada homebuyer.