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Two Liberty University students had the opportunity to put their education training into action at the National Association of Broadcasters Show in Las Vegas this week, working alongside Sony employees. Lynchburg, VA (PRWEB) April 13, 2013 Two Liberty University students had the opportunity to put their education training into action at the National Association of Broadcasters Show in Las Vegas this week, working alongside Sony employees. Senior Courtney Aube and junior Matthew Atkins,...
LAS VEGAS, Feb. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Each year, Las Vegas hosts the annual Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue launch featuring two days of parties and special events. Earlier today, cover girl Kate Upton, along with the other stunning ladies of the special issue offered a salute to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) basketball conference championships with a fun photo opportunity at the iconic "Welcome to Las Vegas" sign that saw them turn in their bikini tops...
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- This year, the 39(th) annual UNLVino will expand to four days of events, for wine, beer and spirit enthusiasts, April 18-21, 2013. Nevada's original wine festival will showcase an array of international beverages and continue Southern Wine & Spirits of Nevada's mission to raise millions of scholarship dollars for students of UNLV's William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration. (Photo:...
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) researchers announced that they have discovered fossil remains from a dire wolf, revealing the first confirmation that the extinct predator once stalked the Silver State. UNLV geologist Josh Bonde found the wolf’s metapodial (foot bone) last year while surveying the Upper Las Vegas Wash, located just northwest of Las Vegas. They were later able to confirm that the bone is between 10,000 and...
Transit and high-speed rail are the focus. SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) will present three studies supported by the Mineta National Transit Research Consortium (MNTRC) at the 20(th) Annual Fall Transportation Conference in Las Vegas from October 10-11. With his study, Hualiang (Harry) Teng, Ph.D., will present a research project, High Speed Rail Station Multimodal Connectivity in France, and will relate the...
LAS VEGAS and RENO, Nev., June 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In graduation ceremonies on June 13th and 15th, Nevada Virtual Academy (NVVA), a statewide, online public charter school serving students in kindergarten through 12th grade, honored the 2012 graduates. This was their first graduating class with high school students who have attended the online school for all four years. NVVA offers the award winning K12 curriculum individualized to each student's specific academic needs taught...
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- UNLV geoscientist Matthew Lachniet and an international team of researchers used stalagmites to unveil a 2,400-year climate history from southwestern Mexico. This discovery, coupled with archaeological evidence, links the rise and fall of ancient Mesoamerican civilizations to changing rainfall. The findings were reported Jan. 23 as a "Pre-Issue Publication" of the journal Geology. Little is known about what contributed to the fate of...
Discovery may lead to novel biotech and nanotech uses Nevada, the "Silver State," is well-known for mining precious metals. But scientists Dennis Bazylinski and colleagues at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) do a different type of mining. They sluice through every water body they can find, looking for new forms of microbial magnetism. In a basin named Badwater on the edge of Death Valley National Park, Bazylinski and researcher Christopher Lefèvre hit pay dirt....
LAS VEGAS, Sept. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT) and the UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law are hosting a day-long seminar on intellectual property assets, licensing and pooling for law professionals and law students at the UNLV Thomas & Mack Moot Court Facility on Friday, Sept. 23, 2011. This cutting-edge seminar will focus on the commercialization of intellectual property and include sessions devoted to pooling and licensing of patent assets, as well...
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Ed Roski, chairman and CEO of Majestic Realty Co., one of the largest real estate development companies in the United States and owner of Silverton Casino Lodge in Las Vegas, and Craig Cavileer, president of the Silverton WHO: Hotel & Casino Press conference to announce details regarding a proposal to create a 150-acre, master-planned development at...
