Newswise Focus Channel: Local - Nevada

It's In the Bag: National Pack Your Lunch Day 2019

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) — Mon, 04 Mar 2019 11:05:21 EST

It's time to channel your inner child. You don't even need to have the coolest lunch box. And there's no better day to do so than on March 10, "National Pack Your Lunch Day," an annual celebration that promotes healthy waistlines and hefty wallets. UNLV Instructor and nutritionist Samantha Coogan has tips and tricks to satisfy your grumbling belly at work or school all while keeping it nutritious and affordable.

Quick Take: Screen Pregnant Women Early and Often for Perinatal Depression

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) — Fri, 22 Feb 2019 12:05:43 EST

Postpartum depression is the most common complication after childbirth, but it is frequently undiagnosed and untreated because routine screening is not a standard of practice among most healthcare providers. With her work at a Las Vegas clinic, Dr. Marcia Clevesy, an assistant professor of nursing at UNLV, has focused on improving screening rates and documentation for PPD, while also advocating that all providers caring for maternal-child populations look for signs of maternal depression at the onset of pregnancy, and screen for it during the perinatal period.

National Day of Unplugging: 5 Reasons to Digital Detox

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) — Thu, 21 Feb 2019 14:05:05 EST

Ping! Swoosh! Chirp! In an "always on" world -- where we're constantly bombarded with emails, social media notifications, and other distractions -- do you sometimes want to go where nobody knows your name? There may not be an app for that but thousands of people around the country have found something close: Sundown on March 1 kicks off the National Day of Unplugging, a 24-hour global respite from technology.

The Dollar Store Diet: Produce Quality Matches Traditional Chains

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) — Thu, 21 Feb 2019 13:05:20 EST

Discount stores offer a good option to both low-income and budget shoppers, UNLV research finds.

UNLV Criminologist Available to Discuss Civil Rights of Women in Prison

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 12:05:44 EST

Tax Season is Underway: What You Need to Know

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 11:05:28 EST

UNLV Among 11 Teams Worldwide To Compete in 2020 Solar Decathlon

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 06:05:28 EST

Students to build sustainable home of healing for military veterans for U.S. Department of Energy contest; UNLV competed in 2013 and 2017.

UNLV Startup Uses Genes to Create Personalized Diets

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) — Wed, 16 Jan 2019 08:00:24 EST

Food Genes and Me is a site and software that lets users figure out health risks and how to solve them within minutes.

Concept for Converting Radio Waves to Energy Nets Top Prize in Media Innovation Hackathon

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 15:05:00 EST

UNLV and Beasley Media Group announced the winners of their inaugural Media Innovation Hackathon Jan. 10 at CES 2019. The Radio Heads, an all-freshman student team from UNLV, took top honors for a project exploring the conversion of radio waves into electrical energy that could potentially be used to charge devices.

A Place on the Shelf: Teachers Should Choose Diverse Children's Books

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) — Mon, 07 Jan 2019 13:05:57 EST

Sophie Ladd, an assistant professor of teaching and learning at UNLV, encourages teachers to bring culturally-diverse children's literature and chapter books into their classrooms in order to promote empathy and conversation around difficult topics.

UNLV Study Unlocks Clues to How Planets Form

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 14:05:05 EST

UNLV researchers Shangjia Zhang and Zhaohuan Zhu led a team of international astronomers in a study that used the powerful ALMA telescope to discover that in other parts of the Milky Way Galaxy there is potentially a large population of young planets -- similar in mass to Neptune or Jupiter -- at wide-orbit that are not detectable by other current planet searching techniques.

UNLV Climate Change Expert Explains the Impacts of Hotter Temperatures in Light of New Climate Assessment

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) — Wed, 28 Nov 2018 14:05:10 EST

Keep it Complex: New Study Shows that Previous Research Oversimplified Schizophrenia Symptoms

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 14:05:24 EST

Negative symptoms in schizophrenia can be so disabling that they interfere with a person's ability to attend school, begin a fulfilling career, and even live independently. In a recent study published by JAMA Psychiatry, UNLV psychology professor Daniel Allen and colleagues suggest a new way to classify the negative symptoms of schizophrenia, which may influence research and treatment in years to come.

Tiny Footprints, Big Discovery: Reptile Tracks Oldest Ever Found in Grand Canyon

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 18:05:23 EST

A geology professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, has discovered that a set of 28 footprints left behind by a reptile-like creature 310 million years ago, are the oldest ever to be found in Grand Canyon National Park.

Face the Music: Explicit Anti-Piracy Warnings Are Best Deterrent

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 13:05:23 EST

STOP! This is illegal. You may be monitored and fined. Did that get your attention? Good. Because according to a new UNLV study, this phrasing coupled with a graphic of a computer and download symbol with a prohibitive slash is the most effective way to stop music piracy.

Think Your Child Has ADHD? Read This First.

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 13:45:53 EST

October is ADHD Awareness Month. As child diagnoses rise, UNLV psychologist Ronald T. Brown offers tips that parents should consider before calling their medical provider.

How "Supergirl" is Changing the Game for Transgender Youth

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 15:30:16 EST

UNLV professor Erika Abad on the history of LGBTQ people in comics, television, film, and other media, and why TV's latest superhero is just what we need.

Study Explores Possibility of Life on Moons of Rogue Planets

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 12:05:34 EST

It sounds like the stuff of George Lucas' universe, but it may be real. There may be life on the moons of rogue planets -- solitary planets that have been ejected from their host star and which drift through the galaxy. A few observations and some prevailing theories about planet formation and life inspired UNLV astrophysicists to consider this possibility. The results of their study will appear in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

4 Cool Things You Didn't Know About Entertainment Engineering

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) — Tue, 11 Sep 2018 16:05:40 EST

How fusing technology and fine arts is helping UNLV students build new creations and careers at top studios like Pixar.

UNLV, Desert Radiology Sign Partnership Agreement

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 14:05:34 EST

The collaboration will combine the resources of both organizations to boost business and research opportunities.