Sofia Ongele created ReDawn, an app that allows survivors of sexual assault to chat with an artificial intelligence-driven bot that can locate nearby help centers and create reports and ask questions.
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Aleksandra joined the Review-Journal in June 2019 to cover higher education. She was previously the education reporter at the Fresno Bee in California, and prior to starting at the Bee, she got her master's in journalism from the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism.
Services will be held Thursday for the College of Southern Nevada’s longest-serving president and the state’s first African American college leader.
Bryan Wachter, senior vice president for government and public affairs for the Retail Association of Nevada, will seek election to the seat currently held by Chris Garvey.
Another magnet school principal found herself the target of complaints, as a small group of parents from Walter Bracken STEAM Academy told Clark County School District trustees they didn’t agree with Principal Stanica Sretenovic’s changes to the school.
High school graduation rates in Nevada and Clark County inched slightly higher in 2019, with both recording new highs, according to state data released Thursday.
Antonio Rael was accused at last week’s School Board meeting of enacting sweeping changes at Clark High School, creating tension between students and driving away teachers.
Parents of Desert Oasis High School students are upset that they were not notified about the threat until Monday morning.
The Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents approved dozens of fee increases, including one that amounts to a tuition hike for Nevada State College’s nursing programs.
“This is a level of oversight I welcome,” Superintendent Jesus Jara said before Clark County School District trustees discussed his evaluation Thursday night. “I’m not afraid of being held accountable.”
Previously known as Pack Advantage, the Nevada Guarantee covers tuition, fees and books, as well as academic support to help students graduate in four years.
Betsy DeVos promotes new tool for students to compare student loan debt and earning opportunities, and discusses proposal to pull student loan unit from Education Department.
Nevada’s two public universities experienced spikes in reports of sexual, domestic and dating violence incidents from 2017 to 2018, according to a report to be presented this week to the Board of Regents.
With the deadline to apply for federal student aid looming on Dec. 1, many college-bound students will begin looking for scholarships and other financial assistance.
Gov. Steve Sisolak announced a new plan to build a home for the UNLV School of Medicine that relies on $155 million in donor funds rather than $125 million in bonds.
Kirk Fuchigami, 25, who was killed in action Wednesday in a helicopter crash in the Logar Province of Afghanistan, attended Rancho High and was active in ROTC program.