WHI’s educational programming includes the groundbreaking From the Classroom to the Boardroom, a one-of-a-kind leadership course designed specifically for women in hospitality. Launched in partnership with UNLV, the Culinary Institute of America and several other top schools, the program equips women with the skills and confidence to navigate their careers in a way that can break through the glass ceiling.

A detainee at a Nevada immigration detention center said he was denied medication before suffering a seizure and was left to lie on the floor of his cell for three days without soap, a shower or adequate toilet paper, according to a federal complaint filed with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

It wasn’t quite the Hotel California. But a member of the Eagles once jammed at the hotel Riviera. It was the mid-’90s, when the Lon Bronson Band were lords of the manor and Steve Schirripa (yes, the “Sopranos” and “Blue Bloods” actor) was burning through the hotel’s $2 million-per-year lounge budget as entertainment director.

Many parents think that their children's baby teeth are just that: baby teeth that their children will eventually lose. So why should they care for them? But Las Vegas dentists warn that dismissive attitudes about oral hygiene can lead to more serious health problems.

A baffling new theory to explain human consciousness has suggested it comes from hidden dimensions and is not just brain activity. A physicist claimed that we plug in to these invisible planes of the universe when making art, practicing science, pondering philosophy or dreaming, and this could explain the phenomenon that has evaded scientific understanding for centuries.

Some were displaced during the war. One was tossed from a cattle train en route from Paris to Auschwitz. Another survived Dachau. These violins, long associated with the Holocaust, have been restored by father-and-son instrument makers Amnon and Avshalom Weinstein as part of their Violins of Hope project. The instruments will be celebrated, and played, this weekend in two concerts.

Women in the Project W community are changing the face of gaming by putting women in the C-Suite, making play safer and more inclusive, building community, and telling stories with strong female protagonists. By doing so, they are putting women at the forefront of the multi-billion-dollar gaming industry.

Today, Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation® (GAP) and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) regarding a collaboration to accelerate research for neurodegenerative diseases. This includes establishing a state-of-the-art imaging and emerging technology program dedicated to the development and implementation of new and innovative biomarker and diagnostic solutions for central nervous system (CNS) research.

An artificial intelligence-powered “aparthotel” under construction near Allegiant Stadium plans to “disrupt” the hotel industry. The off-Strip Otonomus Hotel, located at the intersection of West Russell Road and South Decatur Boulevard, is an all-suite, apartment and hotel hybrid from developers Growth Holdings. Located on 13 acres, the property will have 303 units and around 1,100 beds. Visitors will be able to book or rent one to six rooms at the property.