Republican former Governor and UNR President Brian Sandoval said Tuesday that he would support a measure that would formalize UNLV and the Desert Research Institute (DRI) as land grant institutions alongside UNR if the latter’s existing land grant programs are “held harmless” by the change.

UNLV will close its COVID-19 vaccination site, according to a letter from UNLV President Keith Whitfield.

UNLV will effectively close its COVID-19 vaccine administration site next week, the school announced.

When UNLV President Keith Whitfield took the university’s top job last summer, he came to Nevada at a pivotal moment.

Statements of support for the verdicts convicting former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd came from Nevada leaders.

UNLV employees have been strained and overextended during the pandemic, but flexibility saved the day, according to a survey conducted earlier this year.

UNLV President Keith E. Whitfield has sent an email update on in-person work, vaccinations, and summer and fall courses to the staff at the university.

The UNLV School of Medicine held its first Match Day on Friday.