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Stranded on a desert island, I could live off nothing but bread, bananas and broccoli. That’s what I say, anyway. My wife scoffs. What about protein? Hmm, beans, I suppose, sticking stubbornly to my B-inspired list. But I’m no nutritionist. And like many people, I’m often confused by the competing and conflicting claims about what we should eat.
For 67 years, the Tropicana was a staple on the Las Vegas Strip. It first opened on April 4th, 1957. UNLV history professor Micheal Green said the casino was the most advanced when it was built, now symbolized as part of the old Las Vegas.
The future of UNLV’s 42-acre lot near the Strip is still uncertain after the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents special meeting Tuesday. “This land is not just a parcel of real estate,” University President Keith Whitfield said during a presentation of four proposals for the land. “It’s a transformative opportunity to shape the future of UNLV and its future within the border of Las Vegas.
The top official of the Metropolitan Police Department said he is tired of his officers having to deal with “broken and mangled” bodies on the streets of the Las Vegas Valley, the result of fatal accidents caused by poor driving.
UNLV recently received a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to study the effects of radiation exposure and the risk of breast cancer in occupational and medical radiation.
Most people know at least one of the ballot questions voters will decide this fall, because it’s been something of a dividing line between Republicans and Democrats. It asks voters if they want to solidify abortion rights in the state Constitution.
"With our behavioral health clinic and full time child psychologist, our partnership with UNLV, a lot of the work on the mental health side, we're able to get all of those kids in for assessments, figuring out what is the best clinical path forward," says John Etzell, the Executive Director.
Drip, drip, drip. That’s the sound of Jeremy Cho’s atmospheric water harvesting device extracting humidity from the air to make usable water in Da Kine Lab at UNLV.
Ranjan* a 55-year-old first-generation immigrant to the United States lives in Texas. Last year, his wife, Usha* (54) was injured in an automobile accident that damaged her spine causing paraplegia. Even after rehabilitation Usha is still unable to use her lower limbs and is wheelchair-bound. She is dependent on Ranjan for her daily living activities. The couple do not have any children.