Cannabis Caucus Co-Chairs Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Dina Titus (D-NV) yesterday introduced the Higher Education Marijuana Research Act to eliminate barriers to the academic research of cannabis, protect universities and researchers, and promote the responsible study of marijuana.

The mayor said the district continues to grow as UNLV’s School of Medicine and School of Dentistry expand, creating a need for more housing for medical students.

Tara Pike, founder and manager of UNLV’s Rebel Recycling, joined the show to share how a student-led project grew into a 30-year sustainability program impacting both campus and the Las Vegas community. She’ll walk us through the program’s evolution and what’s ahead, including a new fundraising effort to expand initiatives like “All in the Hall.”

A new report from the UNLV International Gaming Institute finds the global gambling industry is moving quickly into artificial intelligence, but still sits in an early stage of maturity.

On the eve of the 2023 Service Employees International Union Local 99 strike, Los Angeles Times Columnist Robin Abcarian wrote “I don’t blame the union one bit” and condemned Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho for “just one more slap in the face” after Carvalho “responded to the (strike) vote by comparing the union’s action to a circus.”

Water is precious in the Southwest — every drop counts. And for the Southern Paiute People, water is life and it must be protected. Protecting the lifeblood in the Las Vegas valley is a superhero called Captain Paiute, the Indigenous Defender of the Southwest. He’s the main character of the comic book series created by Las Vegas resident Theo Tso. Before the modern era of comic books, which started in the '80s, many Indigenous characters were stereotypical representations.

Right now, about 2,300 veterans and military family members attend UNLV.

Imagine homing in on the source of your consciousness like an airport metal detector finds the keys stashed in your pocket.

With so many academic programs for cybersecurity still playing catch-up, the bipartisan, bicameral Cyber Ready Workforce Act would create a grant program to support registered cybersecurity apprenticeships.