Nontraditional Students Find Community in a Study Group
Although their journeys to graduation day are all different, these three social work students share how UNLV brought them together outside the classroom.
How does the rescheduling of marijuana affect Nevada?
As of two weeks ago, marijuana belonged to the same controlled-substance classification as heroin and LSD. But on April 23, the U.S. Department of Justice reclassified medicinal and FDA-approved cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III, the group that also includes lower-risk, less-abused drugs such as ketamine and steroids. What does this mean for Nevada’s commercial marijuana industry? That part remains unclear, at least in the short term.
Cannabis reclassification removes some hurdles for industry
The final rule from the Office of the Attorney General places all drug products that contain marijuana and are federally approved in Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act. The move shifts cannabis from Schedule I, alongside substances like heroin and LSD, to Schedule III, with the likes of codeine and ketamine.
TikTok over interviews? Why Nevada candidates are changing their media strategy
Legacy media outlets and newswires are a shell of what they once were; a patchwork of new digital and nonprofit outlets, alternative weeklies, local TV stations, bloggers, newsletter writers, influencers and regional news channels has taken their place in the media ecosystem, but not in the Capitol basement. In the last few decades, a highly fragmented, 24-hour multiplatform news cycle has replaced one centered around 6 p.m. broadcasts and daily newspaper deliveries. Candidates across the nation, including in Nevada, are acting accordingly, using TikTok and Instagram to deliver their message and, in some cases, bypassing reporters and traditional debates.
Working Together to Better Support At-Risk Students in Clark County
Ying Guo, 2026 Community-Based Research Award recipient, works with Boys Town Nevada to improve support systems available for Clark County children and families.
Drew Simshaw (Law) was appointed as a member of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Section on Technology, Law & Legal Education's Summer Webinar Series Committee.
Shih-Chun “Steven” Chien (Law) presented a coauthored project, A Gravitational Theory of Prosecutor Networks (with Professor Ronald F. Wright of the Wake Forest University School of Law), at the Criminal Justice Ethics Schmooze at Fordham University School of Law.
Eve Hanan (Law) published her new article, “Presumed Guilt: Epistemic Closure in Pregnancy Prosecutions,” in the Buffalo Law Review.
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