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UNLV is a doctoral-degree- granting institution of approximately 29,000 students and more than 3,000 faculty and staff that is classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as a research university with high research activity. UNLV offers a broad range of respected academic programs and is on a path to join the top tier of national public research universities. The university is committed to recruiting and retaining top students and faculty, educating the region’s diversifying population and workforce, driving economic activity through increased research and community partnerships, and creating an academic health center for Southern Nevada that includes the launch of a new School of Medicine.  UNLV is located on a 332-acre main campus and two satellite campuses in Southern Nevada. Learn more at UNLV.edu.

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Clara Bow appeared in 58 films in just over a decade. John Kobal Foundation/Getty Images

Taylor Swift’s homage to Clara Bow

The star of the 1920s silver screen who appears on Taylor Swift’s new album abruptly left Hollywood at the height of her success – a middle finger to the men whom she had made rich and powerful.
Les consommateurs peuvent être une source de formidables innovations, mais aussi d’énormes problèmes. Pxhere

Airbnb, Netflix, Rent the Runway… Les petites astuces des clients pour contourner les règles des plates-formes

Les utilisateurs se montrent particulièrement créatifs pour adapter leur expérience de consommation en fonction de leurs besoins. Ce qui n’est pas sans poser problème pour les entreprises…
Since 2018, more than 30 states in the U.S. have legalized sports betting. Seth Love/iStock via Getty Images.

Access to sports betting in the US has exploded since 2018 – and we’re just starting to learn about the effects

Any increase in people seeking help for gambling disorders could overwhelm the nation’s treatment centers, which already find themselves overextended and underfunded.
ClassyBeef are casino streamers on Twitch. (ClassyBeef/Twitch)

Gambling live streams on Twitch: What are they and why do they matter?

Gambling live streams are likely to become an increasingly important part of contemporary gambling practices in the years to come, and merit the closest study.
Female engineers were more likely to ask for help from their female than male colleagues. alvarez/E+ via Getty Images

For engineers, asking for help at work is influenced by gender

In the male-dominated engineering industry, where women represent only about 11% of the workforce, gender influences whom individuals turn to for answers to questions.
The health of your teeth has a major effect on your body. Rudy Fargo/Unsplash

The truth about tooth decay

Cavity-free teeth depend on many factors, and heredity may not be the most important.
Government spending bills that cost billions or trillions of dollars can seem abstract. Siri Stafford/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Support for Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package may not be as broad as it seems – it’s all a matter of perspective

It’s awfully hard to wrap your mind around a sum that large. But converting it to a more bite-size representation can affect a voter’s willingness to support government spending.
Players for the Connecticut Sun and the Las Vegas Aces square off during basketball’s WNBA semi-final in September 2020 in Bradenton, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

What pro sports should learn from resilient women athletes post-pandemic

Women athletes and pro sports leagues are doing more with less, seizing the moment and expectations during the COVID-19 pandemic. When the crisis passes, professional sport should follow their lead.
Demonstrators outside the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 21 called on the Republican-controlled Senate not to confirm a new justice until the next president is in office. Alex Edelman/AFP via Getty Images

Unlike US, Europe picks top judges with bipartisan approval to create ideologically balanced high courts

The Supreme Court doesn’t have to be so polarized. Many European countries make judicial appointments in a term-limited, intentionally depoliticized way to promote consensus and compromise.
Artist’s rendition of NASA’s 2020 Mars rover collecting rocks with its robotic arm. NASA

Meteorites from Mars contain clues about the red planet’s geology

Martian meteorites allow scientists here on Earth to decode that planet’s geology, more than a decade before the first missions are scheduled to bring rocks back home from Mars.
Sebenarnya menyentuh wajah itu wajar, tapi dapat menyebarkan penyakit. Josep Curto/Shutterstock.com

Berhenti menyentuh wajah itu susah. Bagaimana caranya agar tidak terkena wabah COVID-19?

Penelitian telah menunjukkan bahwa beberapa orang menyentuh wajah mereka hingga 23 kali dalam satu jam. Berikut beberapa cara untuk berhenti dari kebiasaan tersebut.
Tocarse la cara es un gesto natural, pero propaga los gérmenes. Hay formas de parar. Josep Curto/Shutterstock.com

Cómo dejar de tocarse la cara para minimizar la propagación del coronavirus (y otros gérmenes)

Algunas personas se tocan la cara hasta 23 veces cada hora, a pesar de que ese gesto propaga los gérmenes, como el coronavirus. Damos algunas pautas para dejar de hacerlo.
Paul Maginn

What happens in Vegas … why consent matters in ‘Sin City’ and other sex tourism cities

Just because a space is hyper-sexualised doesn’t mean consent doesn’t matter. In fact, it becomes even more important that everyone understands and observes agreed boundaries.

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