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Senior engineering students at UNLV vie for design honors

From a drone to a 3-D-printed electric toothbrush to a robot the National Rifle Association would love, senior engineering students displayed their best ideas Thursday Dec. 5 at the Senior Design Competition.

Consultant sees TV gold in new UNLV stadium

UNLV stadium consultant Mark Rosentraub says a new on-campus venue could appeal to major football conference TV networks, giving the university leverage to join a BCS conference like the Pac-12 or Big Ten and to draw millions of dollars in new TV revenue.

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Nevada regents OK student fee hike for UNR fitness center

Student fees are going up next year for undergraduates at the University of Nevada, Reno to help pay for construction of a new $46 million fitness center for students, faculty and staff.

UNLV president fires back at claims women, minority staff overlooked

UNLV President Neal Smatresk on Friday said he was “offended” by a letter sent by eight faculty members to Nevada higher education leaders claiming that women and minorities are overlooked and under-promoted at the university.

Some UNLV faculty women say campus is stuck in ‘Mad Men’ days

Women and minorities have been overlooked and underpromoted by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, according to a letter written by eight faculty members who call for the return of former UNLV president Carol Harter as acting president because of her willingness to address these issues.

Clark County School Board appoints new member

Hispanic community leaders showed in force Thursday and successfully lobbied the Clark County School Board to fill an empty board seat with the candidate they support – Stavan Corbett.

U.S. secretary of education shown Clark County School District successes

Clark County public schools may be struggling according to almost every assessment, but they have a “chance to break through,” according to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, who visited the nation’s fifth-largest school district for the first time in more than two years on Wednesday.

Asian teens dominate international exam; U.S. students fail to reach top 20

Teens from Asian nations dominated a global exam given to 15-year-olds, while U.S. students showed little improvement and failed to reach the top 20 in math, science or reading, according to test results released Tuesday.

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