News: Greenspun College of Urban Affairs

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Business and Community |

Brookings Mountain West and 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ health care and criminal justice faculty experts partner with Washington think tank on podcast series addressing the opioid abuse epidemic.
 

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People |

As a 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ student, Izack Tenorio learned from friend and mentor Patrick T. Smith about the importance of giving back. Now the four-time Rebel graduate is getting the award named in Smith's honor.

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Business and Community |

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ political debate expert Craig Hennigan explores how candidates prepare for discourse.

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ alumna Aileen Pastor relaxes on a park bench on campus with her feet up
People |

Urban Affairs Alumna of the Year — and die-hard Rebel — Aileen Pastor parlays her internship into a career with the Regional Transportation Commission.

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Research |

By learning resiliency techniques, law enforcement officers can better respond to the needs of the region's residents and tourists.

Undergrad researcher Benjamin Sabir helps H. Jeremy Cho examine an atmospheric water harvesting device. (Jeff Scheid/51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ)
Campus News |

A monthly roundup of the top news stories featuring 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ staff and students.

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Campus News |

Through 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's interdisciplinary research areas, faculty are cooking up solutions to large-scale problems impacting Las Vegas, the Southwest, and beyond.

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Campus News |

The Top Tier initiative is aimed at unifying the university’s health sciences programs.

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Campus News |

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's School of Public Policy and Leadership offers courses in data visualization that are helping to create a workforce pipeline.

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Campus News |

A collection of news highlights featuring students and faculty.

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Campus News |

Students share the moments that mirror — and defy — internship stereotypes in popular media. 

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Campus News |

Brookings foreign policy expert and 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ faculty to discuss Southern border relationship as part of free public lecture series.