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Five women share their stories on the former president's influence on ºÚÁÏÍø and the empowerment of women at ºÚÁÏÍø.

President Emerita Carol C. Harter broke down barriers while building up ºÚÁÏÍø's status as a research institution.

For Emily Powers, some of her most important experiences at ºÚÁÏÍø happened outside of the classroom — through the Honors College.

The history-making program manager helps shape college women leaders and advocates for human rights.
A collection of news stories highlighting the experts and student changemakers at ºÚÁÏÍø.

Silver State Award winner Miriam Shearing doesn't consider herself a trailblazer, but she has been a pioneer in state law and an important philanthropist for ºÚÁÏÍø.
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The smaller the town, the harder it can be to find a safe haven

For Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month we're highlighting local community members making a difference.

J ean Munson has had to make a lot of hard decisions in her life, like moving to Las Vegas from Guam in her late teens for college and becoming the first Asian-American woman to open a comic-book publishing company in Nevada.

March is women's history month and Las Vegas has a long history of female trailblazers. From human rights to politics, entertainment to gaming. Women in this state didn't always get the headlines but they did get the job done.

A hearing is set for today in the Republican-backed lawsuit against Nevada's new state legislative maps drawn based on the 2020 census results.

When the COVID-19 pandemic forced Nevadans to shelter in place for an extended period of time, Raquel O’Neill knew she had to get creative to continue to serve the blind and visually impaired clientele of Blindconnect.
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