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Seeker.com

The Curiosity rover made big news in late 2014 when it first detected organic matter on Mars. But in detailed studies of the sites in Gale Crater studied by Curiosity, called Yellowknife Bay and Sheepbed Mudstone, the concentration of organic molecules were much lower than scientists had expected.

Medium

National Center for Institutional Diversity | During the 2013–2014 school year, I conducted a qualitative research study in a transfer high school in New York City.

Esportsinlasvegas.com

People of Las Vegas, get ready for a Mountain West Conference Showdown. No, it’s not what you’re thinking. For the first time ever, during the same week as the Mountain West Basketball tournament, UNLV’s 8-Bit and Boise State Esports are battling it out in an epic three game competition dubbed, “The Mountain West Esports Showdown”. March 8th-10th, they will be competing in League of Legends, Rocket League, and Overwatch . While many will be getting ready for March Madness around this time, this is one event where gamers and esports will be getting their much deserved attention.

Las Vegas Sun

On the morning after his State of the Union address, in which President Donald Trump told the nation that his administration had “ended the war on American energy,” he made news that suggested otherwise.

Inside HPC

Per the agreement, Altair’s technology will enable Cherry Creek II users to simplify access and utilization of the supercomputer’s capabilities and capacity. When deployed, PBS Works, Altair’s high-performance computing management suite, will securely manage all Cherry Creek II compute workload. In addition, users will be able to easily create, access and manage physical and virtual appliances on Cherry Creek II to run Altair’s HyperWorks simulation software and other 3rd party application software.

Playboy

An unprecedented number of scientists have their sights set on various U.S. political posts in 2018. Their hope? Preventing the nation from contributing to environmental destruction by way of willful ignorance. Since taking office, President Donald Trump and his cohorts have made a habit of mocking and flat-out denying the legitimacy of climate change with attempts to derail crucial conversations surrounding the protection and preservation of natural resources.

Las Vegas Weekly

What is literary activism? Besides the exact name of the February 28 open forum with UNLV professors and authors Doug Unger and José Orduña? Thirty years ago, it encapsulated a movement pushing alternative ways to print literary works. But Unger defines it two other ways: One describes the act of writing a book on a subject of importance, typically resulting in the writer himself becoming a public advocate for that subject. And then there’s the second: the promotion of the literary arts—or, as Unger puts it, “Making sure literature—and the reading of serious writing—maintains a cultural place in American society.”

News Wise

Players of the competitive esports video game League of Legends showed no change in testosterone during game play, UNLV researchers have found.

Science Daily

Players of the competitive esports video game League of Legends showed no change in testosterone during game play, UNLV researchers have found.

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