Hospitals around Las Vegas continue to struggle with staffing issues. Nurses are part of that equation. While nursing shortages are nothing new, they have increased due to burnout from the COVID-19 pandemic. Still, local nursing programs like the UNLV School of Nursing are seeing an increased interest in new students who want to step in to help and learn. We take you inside some of their training at the Clinical Simulation Center of Las Vegas to see how they get some hands-on experience before they join the workforce!

Governor Steve Sisolak announced an effort to recruit nursing students across Nevada to help overwhelmed hospitals across the state.

In southern Nevada, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas is holding about 60% of its classes in-person. Epidemiologist Brian Labus told FOX-5 that there weren’t signs that community spread originating at universities was affecting the broader Las Vegas metro population.

Open-source textbooks, free for anyone to use, are a rising trend at colleges and universities looking for a way to make higher education more affordable, and now the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) is on board.

Dear President Biden and Vice President Harris, We, the undersigned 111 student government leaders representing over 1.4 million students, write to urge you to exercise your executive authority, as designated by the Higher Education Act of 1965, to cancel all federal student loan debt immediately.

Remember this? Incredibly long winding lines outside UNLV for COVID-19 testing as the omicron variant spread.

Updated COVID-19 data for Clark County on Wednesday provided a glimmer of hope that the local omicron-fueled wave of cases may be at or near its peak, though public health officials cautioned that it’s too soon to tell if a corner has been turned.

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas ( UNLV ) launched a new online executive education program on gaming law and regulation at its William S. Boyd School of Law on January 10 , in collaboration with global gaming operator Entain . It is aimed at operators, providers, regulators and non-lawyers working in the gaming industry.

Thousands of UNLV students returned to campus Tuesday for the spring semester. Despite a recent spike in COVID-19 cases and no vaccine mandate in place for students or staff, most were happy to be back.