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Covid 19

Pandemic reflections showcased in multimedia exhibition at Nevada Humanities Program Gallery in Vegas

A drawing of a woman with brown curly hair & glasses. Behind her is a COVID cell
Event Date: 
October 6, 2022 (All day)

Nevada Humanities presents Heart to Heart: Our Pandemic Stories, a new exhibition curated by Kathleen Kuo, Nevada Humanities Program Manager, from October 6 through November 22, 2022 at the Nevada Humanities Program Gallery, 1017 South 1st Street, #190, Las Vegas.

Western Nevada College students find green solutions for COVID-19 PPE waste

creation of paving bricks by melting PPE in a controlled environment, Introducti
pyrolysis of used PPE material to create gasoline and diesel out of polypropylen
fiber-reinforced concrete additive harvested from disposables masks, Introductio

Who doesn’t feel annoyed and concerned to see a used disposable mask flying in the wind? Haven’t we all noticed disposable gloves discarded in a parking lot? It is true that these throw-away items have offered protection and saved many lives in the US and around the world, but they also create a new problem — tons of medical-grade waste polluting our environment.

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