In The News: College of Liberal Arts

Everyday Health

Could nicotine 鈥 the highly addictive chemical compound in tobacco plants 鈥 find a new identity as a health shortcut? Wellness influencers and biohackers are touting the benefits of nicotine in a multitude of forms, including patches, pouches, gum, and drinks.

Conversation

By the late 1770s, people had been commemorating the anniversary of St. Patrick鈥檚 death 鈥 reputedly on March 17, 461 鈥 for over a thousand years. Irish immigrants brought the tradition with them when they moved to North America, and officers in the Continental Army regularly used the holiday to bring glimmers of cheer to their cold and gloomy camps.

Climbing Magazine

Bill Ramsey got on rock before sport climbing existed. Now, he鈥檚 using the screaming barfies, discontinued climbing shoes, and more hacks to send 5.14 at age 65.

Nevada Independent

After resolving a legal case in Nevada and serving years in a Virginia prison, the operative is working for a congressional candidate.

Las Vegas Review Journal

When the Eastside Cannery debuted in summer 2008, hundreds of people waited outside to get in Las Vegas鈥 newest hotel-casino on opening night. Some waited a few hours to explore the $250 million project on Boulder Highway.

KNPR News

The real thing鈥擩ohn Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr鈥攁rrived at McCarran airport on August 20, 1964, at about 1 a.m. A car took them to the Sahara, where they stayed in a suite鈥攍iterally. 性视界传媒 two thousand fans had come to greet them. Local officials didn鈥檛 want them going to casinos because they feared that their underage fans would follow them and get into trouble. The only outsiders to get in were a reporter and photographer from the Las Vegas Sun. One of them showed Ringo how to make the television set work.

Reno Gazette-Journal

Few structures shaped the modern American West like Hoover Dam. Rising from Black Canyon in the 1930s, the massive concrete arch structure, finished in the Art Deco style of the era, tamed the Colorado River, created Lake Mead and helped power a growing Southwest. But at the time, its importance to Southern Nevada was less about water and more about survival.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Washoe County Commissioner Alexis Hill may face an uphill battle in the Nevada governor鈥檚 race, but on Wednesday morning, dozens of her supporters packed a wing of a downtown Las Vegas restaurant to hear her economic proposals.

L.A. Parent

The first time a child refuses to go to school, it can feel confusing 鈥 maybe even a little annoying. But when this pattern goes on for days, weeks or months, it can disrupt entire family systems and impact the mental health of the whole family unit. Advice such as 鈥渏ust be firmer,鈥 or 鈥渕aybe they just need more time,鈥 is often well-intentioned, but it rarely addresses the heart of the issue.

KATU 2 ABC

When neuroscientists began studying consciousness in the early 1990s, they sought to explain how and why three pounds of spongy grey matter could generate a subjective point of view鈥攁ssuming that the brain is the source of our felt reality. Pollan takes us to the cutting edge of the field, where scientists are entertaining more radical (and less materialist) theories of consciousness. He introduces us to 鈥減lant neurobiologists鈥 searching for the first flicker of consciousness in plants; scientists striving to engineer feelings into AI, and psychologists and novelists seeking to capture the felt experience of our slippery stream of consciousness.

KSNV-TV: News 3

Heightened tensions tied to the conflict in the Middle East, along with a recent shooting in Austin that left at least two people dead last weekend, have prompted renewed warnings from former FBI officials about the risk of terrorism and the importance of reporting suspicious behavior.

The Athletic

The social meaning of clothes can and does change. According to Deirdre Clemente, a fashion and culture historian, the emergence of the suit as the standard for men in the 18th and 19th centuries was itself a rebellion against the ornate, flashy and colorful clothing associated with aristocracy. Yet by the 20th century, it had become the default for powerful leaders, worn by presidents, CEOs and even coaches.