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Build your own GPT: Tailoring AI to Your Academic Needs
No full textGiven the diversity of academic disciplines, a one-size-fits-all approach to AI falls short; that\u27s why personalized GenAI is essential to delivering relevant and meaningful support tailored to your needs. In this hands-on session, you will learn to build and personalize your Custom GPTs as your intelligent personal assistant designed to align and support your unique goals. No coding experience is required. Regardless of your level of knowledge of GenAI or your discipline, this session can help you harness your GenAI skills, boost productivity, and adapt AI tools to meet your unique needs
The Return on Investment (ROI) for Higher Education in Nevada, 2021-2022
No full textThis fact sheet presents 2021-2022 data on the return on investment (ROI) of six public higher education institutions in Nevada. The data are sourced from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce’s “Ranking 4,600 Colleges by ROI” data tool, which provides standardized ROI estimates across institutions and degree levels nationwide. This fact sheet includes data for the following six public higher education institutions in Nevada that predominantly grant bachelor’s and associate’s degrees: University of Nevada, Reno; University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Nevada State College; Truckee Meadows Community College; Western Nevada College; and College of Southern Nevada
Assessing Thermal Comfort in a Landmark Urban Park: A Case Study and Methodological Framework of Alamo Square in San Francisco, USA
No full textUrban green spaces are increasingly challenged by climate stressors, yet strategies for climate-adaptive renewal are often difficult to evaluate in culturally and historically significant sites. This study exames Alamo Square in San Francisco, a globally recognized tourist landmark parkas a single-case analysis of how incremental reforestation and shading interventions influence human activity patterns and thermal comfort. This study integrates geotagged social media data (Flickr/Instagram), ENVI-met microclimate simulations, and spatial statistical analyses (Kernel Density Estimation, hot spot analysis). Focusing on Alamo Square’s reforestation initiativeaimed at doubling tree density with drought-tolerant species-the research reveals that pre-intervention activity clustered densely near the iconic “Painted Ladies,” driven by tourism. Post-reforestation, vegetation significantly reduced summer PET values, dispersing heat stress zones, but introduced winter cold zones and spatial mismatches between shaded areas and emergent activity hubs. Rest facilities (e.g., shaded seating) consistently outperformed entertainment amenities in attracting users, highlighting their role in thermal adaptation. This work innovatively combines dynamic crowdsourced data with human-centered thermal metrics to expose seasonal trade-offs, advocating for designs that align cooling interventions with activity hot spots while mitigating winter discomfort. The findings demonstrate that effective urban green space design requires balancing ecological goals (e.g., canopy restoration) with human-centered strategies, such as strategic shading of high-traffic paths. By bridging environmental modeling and behavioral analytics, this study offers transferable insights and practical ecological indicators for landmark or tourism-driven parks to evaluate thermal comfort and enhance preparedness for future climatic challenges
National Cancer Centers and Cancer Rates in Nevada, 2017-2021
No full textThis fact sheet presents data from the National Institutes of Health including the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) “State Cancer Profiles” report and includes age-adjusted cancer incidence rates by race/ethnicity in Nevada, between 2017 and 2021. The fact sheet also shows data from the 2024 National Cancer Institute’s “NCI-Designated Cancer Centers” map, listing NCI-Designated Cancer Centers by state, and the distance to the nearest NCI-Designated Cancer Centers from the Las Vegas metro and Reno metro
Case Study: Effect of Stroboscopic Vision Training During a Softball Season
No full textTopics in Exercise Science and Kinesiology Volume 6: Issue 1, Article 3, 2025. This case study examined the effects of stroboscopic vision training during an entire varsity softball season for a 16-year-old female. Stroboscopic vision training uses specialized glasses with crystallized fluid that flickers, intermittently impeding vision, a technique that enhances visual performance. The stroboscopic glasses were worn two to three times a week during hitting and fielding skills. The central hypothesis was that the stroboscopic vision training would enhance softball vision performance. The central hypothesis was tested using these specific aims: 1) batting statistics for a year with no stroboscopic versus a year with the stroboscopic vision training; and 2) vision-specific measurements for tracking, peripheral vision, and eye teaming. For the first aim, coaches recorded on-base percentage, batting average, slugging percentage, and hard-hit ball percentage. The second aim was tested by an ophthalmologist in a vision therapy center, with developmental eye movement, vergence ranges, randot stereopsis, and accommodative ranges measured. The innovative application in this study was combining on-field performance and vision testing using stroboscopic goggles. Data from batting statistics demonstrated a 136% increase in batting average and a 168% increase in slugging percentage. Post-test vision measurements increased base in/eyes relaxed by two diopters. Vision measurements demonstrated improved overall reaction time and peripheral fusion (peripheral vision). Limitations are present in the results due to single-subject case study design; follow-up studies with larger sample sizes and control groups to validate these findings are needed. Future research with a more rigorous experimental design will build upon this case study
Scaling Promising Education Initiatives Locally & Around the World
No full textAs part of the Brookings Scholar Lecture Series, Brookings Mountain West presents a lecture titled, Scaling Promising Education Initiatives Locally & Around the World by Brookings senior fellow in global economy and development, Brad Olsen.
What does it mean to scale a promising education innovation or initiative throughout a location? Why is “scaling” a useful approach for education improvement? What is the current state of scaling in education—and how can it be leveraged to better support schools, teachers, learners, communities, and the transformation of whole education systems in the U.S. and around the world? Brad Olsen, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and professor emeritus at the University of California, Santa Cruz, discusses what it means to enact deep, equitable, and broad change in schools and education systems today. Highlighting various reforms and examples of scaling success and failure in the U.S. and globally, this lecture explores what it takes to improve education in ways that last
Limited Supermarket Access Areas in the Mountain West, 2010-2020
No full textThis fact sheet presents data on limited supermarket access areas in the Mountain West from 2010 to 2020. The “Limited Supermarket Access Analysis” report, published by the Reinvestment Fund, offers data for populations that reside in Limited Supermarket Access (LSA) areas in U.S. states and in major U.S. metropolitan statistical areas (MSA) with a population of at least 1,000,000 people. This fact sheet presents both state-level and MSA-level data for the Mountain West states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah
Examining the relationship between casino employee gambling involvement, demographic characteristics, and responsible gambling program perceptions
No full textThis study investigated past-year gambling involvement (i.e., frequency and breadth) among employees at MGM Resorts International (MGM) and their views on the effectiveness of MGM’s responsible gambling (RG) program (i.e., GameSense). It also examined associations between these views and employees’ gambling behavior, as well as their demographic and work-related characteristics. We used cross-sectional data drawn from a broader research project, which surveyed a large sample of MGM employees (n = 814) in 2020. Our analysis revealed that gambling frequency varied by ethnicity, department affiliations, and property location, while gambling breadth differed based on gender and department affiliations. We employed hierarchical multiple regression analysis to identify the factors that predicted perceived RG program effectiveness. This study identified four significant predictors of employees’ perceptions regarding the effectiveness of RG programs: (1) Asian ethnicity, (2) department affiliation (high or low contact with gamblers), (3) the location of their workplace (Las Vegas or elsewhere), and (4) tenure in the gaming industry in years. Employees identifying as Asian, those with longer industry tenure, or those working in high-contact departments or at non-Las Vegas properties tended to view the RG programs as more effective. These findings highlight the importance of developing RG training strategies tailored to the diverse backgrounds of employees and can be applied to enhance RG programming at land-based casinos
All Set for Next Week: Reorienting Domesticity, Gendered Labor, and Collective Mourning
No full textAll Set for Next Week (2024) was a coffin‐shaped coffee table that formed the focal point of my Honey, I’m Home! Midway Exhibition—a core requirement for my advancement to candidacy, which I successfully completed. Revisiting the nostalgic domestic imagery of mid‐twentieth‐century sitcoms like The Honeymooners and I Love Lucy, this piece examined the precarious nature of home, shifts in gender roles, and the collective reshaping of mourning rituals during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Made from red oak, a wood historically linked to coffin‐making, the table evoked the memory of my grandfather’s passing while probing deeper questions surrounding inherited skill sets and overlooked funerary traditions. Informed by Gaston Bachelard’s phenomenological perspective on the home and Mona Hadler’s ideas on “destruction as transformation,” All Set for Next Week (2024) questioned established notions of comfort and finality, inviting viewers to consider how memory, grief, and identity intersect within ordinary domestic spaces
Election Performance in the Mountain West, 2008-2020
No full textThis fact sheet presents data on the Election Performance Index (EPI) and voter turnout in the Mountain West states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah for the 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections, as originally reported by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Election Data & Science Lab in their Elections Performance Index