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UNLV student design projects seek to solve practical problems

More than 30 teams of undergraduate engineering students showed off their ingenuity Dec. 5 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2012 Senior Design Competition.

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Las Vegas police visit 300 schools to calm fears

Las Vegas police sent officers to all 300 public and private schools in the city Friday to ease fears shortly after a gunman walked into an elementary school 2,500 miles away in Newtown, Conn., killing 20 children and six adults at the school.

Professor says students’ passion helped him earn national award

University of Nevada, Las Vegas associate professor of architecture Alfredo Fernandez-Gonzalez is no stranger to teaching awards the list is long and full of prestigious titles. In November, it got a little longer when he was named the 2012 Nevada Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.

Health, wellness efforts earn Lunt, other schools national nod

The Alliance for a Healthier Generation recently honored 251 schools from 25 states for efforts to create a healthier environment for students. Clark County schools receiving recognition were Sewell and Lunt elementary schools and Northwest Career and Technical Academy.

Students zero in on education at Mayors Prayer Breakfast

For a group of about 200 high school students, their Nov. 15 breakfast was certainly the most important meal of the day. Students from across the Las Vegas Valley met with teachers and public officials for the 2012 Mayors Prayer Breakfast at Texas Station.

Overcrowded Wright Elementary considers year-round option

Wright Elementary School was built to hold about 800 students, but today it has an enrollment of more than 1,200. If something doesn’t change, it will be forced to turn back to year-round schooling.

Williams Elementary honored for spike in performance

In 2004, only 7 percent of students at Williams Elementary School passed the state’s reading test. Only 8 percent were proficient in math. Last school year, those numbers were up to 43 percent and 61 percent, respectively, leading to Williams being named a National Title I Distinguished School by the National Title I Association.

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