TEMPE, Arizona, Aug. 9 (TNSper) -- Arizona State University issued the following news: This fall semester, the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication at Arizona State University welcomes new tenure-track faculty member Jenna Hanchey as an assistant professor of communication. Hanchey, who comes to ASU from the University of Nevada, Reno, specializes in decolonial intersections of rhetoric, African communication studies and critical development studies. Here, she shares more about what she h  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: Nevada GOP candidate for governor Joe Lombardo said he'll repeal Gov. Sisolak's executive order protecting people seeking abortion care in Nevada, and doctors and nurses providing them, from prosecution in other states. When asked in an interview if he'll repeal Gov. Sisolak's protections for abortion patients and providers, Lombardo answered "yeah absolutely." Repealing the order would instantly eliminate p  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2022: Vice President Kamala Harris will be traveling to Las Vegas, Nevada. She lands amid a pile of bad news. A new poll shows President Biden's approval rating sitting at 39%, inflation remains at a 40-year high and real wages are down 3% in July, and our southern border remains a humanitarian mess. Harris' trip to Las Vegas will be a reminder to all Nevadans of the many failures  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Aug. 10 (TNSper) -- Gov. Stephen Sisolak, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak announced 45 appointments made to the State of Nevada boards, commissions, and agencies during the month of July. The Governor has appointed hundreds of individuals since assuming office, and he encourages anyone who might be interested in serving Nevada and their community to review opportunities posted on the Governor's WEBSITE (https://gov.nv.gov/B  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Aug. 10 -- Gov. Stephen Sisolak, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2022: Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak and the Office of Science, Innovation and Technology announced the funding of 5 graduate medical education residency and fellowship programs that will continue to grow Nevada's physician workforce in high-needs specialties. Awarded funding will result in the training of 20 new physicians each year. "Ensuring every Nevadan has access to high-quality he  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Aug. 13 -- Gov. Stephen Sisolak, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak announced that the State of Nevada will host the first ever Infrastructure Summit, a daylong forum with community partners, stakeholders, and State and federal agencies to learn about the historic federal infrastructure investments coming to Nevada. "I am committed to using these once-in-a-generation infrastructure investments to rebuild our highways, roads, and brid  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Aug. 13 -- Gov. Stephen Sisolak, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak issued the following statement after the final passage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. The bill now heads to President Joe Biden's desk for signature. "I am thankful to see Congress put forward and pass this piece of legislation. This bill will go a long way to fight inflation and help bring down costs for Nevadans - two key priorities that we are also workin  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 10 (TNStalk) -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following agency statement on Aug. 9, 2022: * * * The Nevada State Democratic Party released the following statement on President Biden's signing of the CHIPS and Science Act. "It is with pride and gratitude that I joined President Biden at the White House this morning for the signing of the CHIPS and Science Act," said Nevada State Democratic Party Chair Judith Whitmer. "This bill is an important step in strengthe  more

RIVERSIDE, California, Aug. 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * Dirty transport brings pathogens from around the world * * * Dust from all over the world is landing in the Sierra Nevada mountains carrying microbes that are toxic to both plants and humans. Research from UC Riverside shows higher concentrations of the dust are landing at lower elevations, where people are more likely to be hiking. "Pathogenic dust is becoming more of a  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 10 -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: How do you explain the innumerable intricacies of the science of superconductivity to those of us who wouldn't know a superconductor from a choo-choo conductor? Just follow the lead of chemist Keith Lawler: "I've had a lot of practice with my family." Lawler is a research professor and the associate director of the Nevada Extreme Conditions Laboratory led by UNLV physicist Ashkan Salamat  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 13 (TNSpro) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: Beginning this fall, UNLV's College of Liberal Arts (COLA) will offer a new degree program for students who, for various reasons, have successfully accrued a large number of credits yet have fallen just short of completing the requirements for a specific degree. The Bachelor of Arts in General Studies program is designed for students with at least 90 academic credits but no clear  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 10 (TNStalk) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following Q&A on Aug. 9, 2022, with Edwin Oh, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine professor and infectious disease expert: * * * Just when it seemed like we could sit back and breathe a sigh of relief from declining COVID-19 rates in Nevada, another virus started making headlines: Monkeypox. Local COVID cases have been on a downward trajectory for more than a month. But a wastewater surveillance program  more