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Presidential Debates in a Highly Polarized America: UNLV Expert Available.

21WFMJ

A statewide standard for Ohio police departments to follow when dealing with mass protests could assist small agencies that don't have experience in handling such demonstrations and give bigger departments the chance to review procedures, according to the head of the state's criminal justice services office.

Men's Health

Faced with zero gravity, a young, healthy adult in space can lose up to 20 percent of their muscle mass in five to 11 days. That’s the hell that awaits U. S. Navy Lieutenant Jonny Kim, 36, who recently completed NASA’s astronaut-candidacy training for his potential first trip to space.

Well and Good

Climate change is an increasingly divisive topic due in part to widespread misinformation. All the myths floating around make it hard to separate climate fact from climate fiction. Sarah A. Green, PhD, a chemistry professor at Michigan Technological University, says debunking these myths can help us plan for a better future.

The Courier

A state board wants to create a unified policy for how Ohio police handle mass protests.

Las Vegas Sun

Brenda Williams had just been hired as the first Black bank teller in Nevada.

Las Vegas Sun

Brenda Williams had just been hired as the first Black bank teller in Nevada.

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

UNLV is addressing systemic racism and its impact on our community.

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

UNLV is addressing systemic racism and its impact on our community.

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

University Libraries and the Greenspun College of Urban Affairs will host a virtual panel discussion series titled "We Need to Talk: Conversations on Racism for a More Resilient Las Vegas.”

Las Vegas Review Journal

The clock is ticking and time is winding down on the U.S. Census 2020. On Sept. 30 when the record hot summer is but a memory, the official count of people living in the United States will end. Iced drinks will be replaced by pumpkin lattes and Nevada’s official population count will be frozen in time with the number of people documented to be living here on April 1, 2020.

Record-Courier

Following a summer of protests across the state, The Ohio Collaborative, a statewide panel that works to improve relations between the police and the community, is working on developing a new standard on dealing with such demonstrations nonviolently and allowing demonstrators to perform their First Amendment rights.